Budget funding of healthcare in 2011 will increase by 13% making 62.5 billion drams in Armenia
21.10.2010,
03:21
Budget funding of healthcare in 2011 will increase by 13% making 62.543 billion drams in Armenia compared with 2010, said Armenian Minister of Healthcare Harutyun Kushkyan in the parliament meeting.
YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/. Budget funding of healthcare in 2011 will increase by 13% making 62.543 billion drams in Armenia compared with 2010, said Armenian Minister of Healthcare Harutyun Kushkyan in the parliament meeting.
The money will be fully targeted at funding of hospital and ambulatory services in the amount of 6.2 billion and 2.8 billion drams accordingly.
“It will allow to start the process of bringing out the system from the situation which is the result of world economic crisis, increase quality and availability of rendered services”, said Kushkyan.
The main part of budget means - 38% or 13.8 billion drams will be targeted at the funding of ambulatory programs.
“From the total increase envisaged for ambulatory services, it is planned to increase also average salary of employees of ambulatory-polyclinic services by 10% In its result the salary of doctors will be about 85 thousand drams (77 thousand drams in 2010), middle-level medical staff – 54 thousand drams (49 thousand drams in 2010)”, said Kushkyan.
For hospital treatment 27.4 billion drams will be allocated which is by 30% more than the indicator of 2010. In state order treatment more than 240 thousand cases of hospital treatment will be included.
First Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia Pavel Safaryan said that the envisaged expenses for funding of healthcare are 1.66% of GDP instead of planned 2% according to stable development program which is related to the crisis.
On September 30 the Government of Armenia approved the draft state budget of the country for 2011. In 2011 expenses of state budget of Armenia will be 998.6 billion drams and income - about 849.9 billion drams with the deficit of 148.6 billion drams. GDP growth is planned in the amount of 4.6%. In 2010, income part of state budget of Armenia is 742 billion drams, expenses – 935.5 billion drams and deficit – 193.4 billion drams. State budget of Armenia for 2010 planned economic growth by 1.2%. ($1 – 360.56 drams). --0--
The money will be fully targeted at funding of hospital and ambulatory services in the amount of 6.2 billion and 2.8 billion drams accordingly.
“It will allow to start the process of bringing out the system from the situation which is the result of world economic crisis, increase quality and availability of rendered services”, said Kushkyan.
The main part of budget means - 38% or 13.8 billion drams will be targeted at the funding of ambulatory programs.
“From the total increase envisaged for ambulatory services, it is planned to increase also average salary of employees of ambulatory-polyclinic services by 10% In its result the salary of doctors will be about 85 thousand drams (77 thousand drams in 2010), middle-level medical staff – 54 thousand drams (49 thousand drams in 2010)”, said Kushkyan.
For hospital treatment 27.4 billion drams will be allocated which is by 30% more than the indicator of 2010. In state order treatment more than 240 thousand cases of hospital treatment will be included.
First Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia Pavel Safaryan said that the envisaged expenses for funding of healthcare are 1.66% of GDP instead of planned 2% according to stable development program which is related to the crisis.
On September 30 the Government of Armenia approved the draft state budget of the country for 2011. In 2011 expenses of state budget of Armenia will be 998.6 billion drams and income - about 849.9 billion drams with the deficit of 148.6 billion drams. GDP growth is planned in the amount of 4.6%. In 2010, income part of state budget of Armenia is 742 billion drams, expenses – 935.5 billion drams and deficit – 193.4 billion drams. State budget of Armenia for 2010 planned economic growth by 1.2%. ($1 – 360.56 drams). --0--
