Yerevan Ambulance Service Workers to Receive Salary Increases

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16.01.2026, 10:16

State funding for the Yerevan Ambulance Service will be increased

Yerevan Ambulance Service Workers to Receive Salary Increases

YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. State funding for the Yerevan Ambulance Service will be increased. According to Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan, the decision was made during an interagency meeting convened by the Armenian Prime Minister.

"As a result of this decision, it has become possible to increase the salaries of doctors, nurses, and ambulance drivers, which will be implemented in the first half of 2026," the mayor announced on social media.

The amount of the funding and salary increase was not specified.

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