Armenian health ministry will not cut programs in 2021
09.11.2020,
15:04
The Ministry of Health will not cut programs for 2021 and has even provided for a slight increase in funding, Armenian Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said on Monday during parliamentary hearings on the draft state budget for 2021.
YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. The Ministry of Health will not cut programs for 2021 and has even provided for a slight increase in funding, Armenian Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said on Monday during parliamentary hearings on the draft state budget for 2021.
According to him, the ministry's budget for 2021 is earmarked at 111.6 billion drams, which is by two billion drams more than the budget originally planned for 2020.
“The growth is not what we expected, taking into account that healthcare is a priority area for the country and the development of human capital, including economic growth,” Torosyan said.
He said that 27.9 billion drams (27.1 billion drams in 2020) are earmarked for the primary health care programs. The growth will finance the outpatient-polyclinic sphere. Also, 6.3 billion drams (5.8 billion drams in 2020) will be allocated to preserve public health, including preventive measures to combat infectious diseases, first of all coronavirus, to expand the national immunization program and to buy vaccines.
According to him, 27.2 billion drams (27.1 billion drams in 2020) are provided for medical care of socially disadvantaged population. The funding has been increased by 500 million drams for medical services for military personnel and rescuers and their families.
“In 2021, 15.8 billion drams will be allocated for treatment of non-communicable diseases (13.7 billion drams in 2020). Additional funds will be directed to hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis programs, emergency medical care, oncological and other medical services, psychological and drug addiction medical care,” Torosyan said.
The Minister noted that 5 billion drams (4.3 billion drams in 2020) will be allocated for the ambulance services in 2021. He said the funding for the ambulance service over the past 2-3 years has almost doubled.
Funding for maternal and child health in 2021 will amount to 19.1 billion drams (down from 20.4 billion drams in 2020), but the volume of services will not decrease.
“The costs of consulting and research programs are reduced by 271 million drams (321.3 million drams in 2020). In 2021 he ministry will stop compensating for the maintenance of the electronic health care system. The medical companies themselves will maintain the system at their own expense,” Torosyan said.
He noted also that in 2020, some 2 billion drams were allocated for urgent heart surgeries since a new mechanism was introduced, but practice has shown that there is no need for such resources, and they have been redirected to finance the treatment of cancer patients. ($1 - 493.74 drams). -0-
According to him, the ministry's budget for 2021 is earmarked at 111.6 billion drams, which is by two billion drams more than the budget originally planned for 2020.
“The growth is not what we expected, taking into account that healthcare is a priority area for the country and the development of human capital, including economic growth,” Torosyan said.
He said that 27.9 billion drams (27.1 billion drams in 2020) are earmarked for the primary health care programs. The growth will finance the outpatient-polyclinic sphere. Also, 6.3 billion drams (5.8 billion drams in 2020) will be allocated to preserve public health, including preventive measures to combat infectious diseases, first of all coronavirus, to expand the national immunization program and to buy vaccines.
According to him, 27.2 billion drams (27.1 billion drams in 2020) are provided for medical care of socially disadvantaged population. The funding has been increased by 500 million drams for medical services for military personnel and rescuers and their families.
“In 2021, 15.8 billion drams will be allocated for treatment of non-communicable diseases (13.7 billion drams in 2020). Additional funds will be directed to hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis programs, emergency medical care, oncological and other medical services, psychological and drug addiction medical care,” Torosyan said.
The Minister noted that 5 billion drams (4.3 billion drams in 2020) will be allocated for the ambulance services in 2021. He said the funding for the ambulance service over the past 2-3 years has almost doubled.
Funding for maternal and child health in 2021 will amount to 19.1 billion drams (down from 20.4 billion drams in 2020), but the volume of services will not decrease.
“The costs of consulting and research programs are reduced by 271 million drams (321.3 million drams in 2020). In 2021 he ministry will stop compensating for the maintenance of the electronic health care system. The medical companies themselves will maintain the system at their own expense,” Torosyan said.
He noted also that in 2020, some 2 billion drams were allocated for urgent heart surgeries since a new mechanism was introduced, but practice has shown that there is no need for such resources, and they have been redirected to finance the treatment of cancer patients. ($1 - 493.74 drams). -0-
