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Epidemiologist evaluates the risk of a “mild covid” epidemic in Armenia
..., said Aida Hovhannisyan, an epidemiologist at the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health, in an interview with Novosti-Armenia news agency. Mass complaints from Russians about a “mild covid epidemic”, where patients experience severe body aches, headaches, and lethargy with a temperature of around 37.5°C, have been circulating on social media for several weeks now. According to Hovhannisyan, the risk of COVID-19 spreading in Armenia has been minimized due ...
12/20/2024Over 460 new HIV cases detected in Armenia this year
... the first case of HIV was registered, a total of 6,076 HIV cases have been recorded among Armenian citizens, and another 438 among foreign nationals,’’ Mergelyan said at a press conference on Monday. According to her, the vast majority of infected patients (70%) are men. Nearly half of the cases (48%) at the time of diagnosis involve individuals aged 25 to 39 years, which is the active reproductive age group, sexually active and in their prime. Regarding the transmission of the disease, Mergelyan ...
11/25/2024Armenian Health Minister reports slowdown in West Nile virus spread
... disease usually lasts 2-6 days, sometimes up to 14 days. Symptoms include headache, muscle pain, general weakness, fever, nausea, and vomiting. The risk group includes the elderly, people with cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, cancer patients, and diabetics. --0--
09/19/2024108 cases of West Nile fever confirmed in Armenia, Health Ministry takes action
... the Culex species. The incubation period typically lasts between 2 to 6 days, and symptoms include headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, fever, nausea, and vomiting. The elderly, individuals with cardiovascular conditions, chronic kidney diseases, cancer patients, and those with diabetes are particularly vulnerable.
09/05/2024Armenia reports 92 confirmed cases of West Nile fever
... typically lasts 2-6 days, but it can extend up to 14 days. Symptoms include headache, muscle pain, general weakness, fever, nausea, and vomiting. At-risk groups include the elderly, individuals with cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney conditions, cancer patients, and those with diabetes.
08/31/2024Armenia reports 58 cases of West Nile fever
... marking the first time the virus has been diagnosed in the country, according to Stepan Atoyan, Director of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention under the Ministry of Health. During a press conference on Wednesday, Atoyan stated that 41 patients are currently hospitalized; four of them are in serious condition. However, no patients are in critical condition. The virus was first detected in July in the Aragatsotn Province, with mosquitoes identified as the primary carriers. Atoyan explained ...
08/21/2024Armenia reports no cases of mpox, risk of spread considered low
... severe headaches, swollen lymph nodes, back pain, muscle aches, and significant fatigue. One to three days after the onset of fever, a rash develops, starting on the face and spreading to other parts of the body. The disease is generally mild, with most patients recovering within a few weeks, but it can lead to complications and even death in some cases (with a mortality rate of 0-11%). Research has shown that the smallpox vaccine is 85% effective against mpox. Currently, two vaccines approved by WHO ...
08/16/2024Hepatitis incidence in Armenia this year decreased 1.3 times - Ministry of Health
... important. I would like to say that Armenian medical organisations conduct free examinations to detect this disease,’ she said. Abovyan stressed that the Ministry of Health is taking all necessary steps to make the treatment and medicines available to patients. This programme started in the second half of 2020. About 500 patients were included in the initial period. At the end of December 2023, some 2,569 patients with hepatitis C had received treatment under the programme. In 2024, more than 400 patients ...
07/26/2024A total of 521 measles cases recorded in Armenia in 2024
414 patients have been discharged YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. A total of 521 confirmed measles cases were recorded in Armenia in 2024, the country’s Healthcare Ministry reported on Monday. Since January 1, a total of 311 children and 210 adults have caught ...
07/15/2024Armenia values the contribution of the EFSD in promoting the stable functioning of the health care system
... in 2024-2025. Among ERDF's projects in Armenia is the financing of a $1 million programme to prevent cancer in women. On the basis of mobile mammography complex 38 per cent of women aged 50-69 living in remote areas of the country wereexamined, 261 patients receive free treatment. The proportion of breast cancer cases detected at early stages (0-II) is 84.4 per cent. The proportion of cases detected at stages III-IV has halved. More than 85 per cent of health workers involved in primary health care ...
05/24/2024Healthcare Ministry to receive additional 3 billion AMD to cover government-paid services
... 400 million on emergency aid, 500 million on hemodialysis, 300 million on cancer treatment, 200 million on transplantation, and 100 more million on treating infectious diseases. Avetisyan explained that the expenditures are increasing as the number of patients is growing. Only 24.7 billion drams was required to cover government-paid services in Q1 2023, while this figure grew to 30 billion as of Q1 2024. Avetisyan also noted that the number of patients increased due to the fact that many thousands ...
05/16/2024Sati Spivakova - goodwill ambassador of the "City of Smiles" foundation
... Foundation headed by Director Esther Demirchyan and parents of the children-beneficiaries. The main goal of this humanitarian mission was to organize a real holiday for the children undergoing treatment. Numerous surprises were waiting for the little patients - a performance of a mobile puppet theater, a show of balloons, gifts from the high guest, who showed an individual approach to literally every child treated in the department. At the finale of this charity event, Sati SPIVAKOVA was declared ...
04/04/2024Electronic prescription system does not work properly: expert voices problems
... prescription system has not been properly worked out by the Ministry of Health, which has led to problems, Vahan Grigoryan of the Vaga-Pharm pharmacy chain believes. According to him, doctors still have to write paper prescriptions because of huge queues of patients in polyclinics and lack of time to fill out e-prescriptions. Patients with paper prescriptions turn to pharmacies, and those, in turn, have to sell medicines to those who need them. According to Grigoryan, as a result, pharmacies violate the ...
03/22/2024Free breast cancer screening program will cover all Armenia - Health Ministry
... is done in Armenia as well," Gonyan noted. Since 2020, about 739 women have received 17 free injections of the drug each . One injection cost is about $1,000, which means that since 2020 about $13 million worth of medication has been provided to patients. Currently, 156 women are being treated. Artur Avetisyan, deputy director of the Fanarjyan National Center for Oncology, expressed concern about the low rates of involvement of female patients in the breast cancer screening program. Thus, according ...
02/02/2024Prescriptions for medicines in Armenia will be issued only electronically from 2025 - Health Ministry
... electronic form, the Ministry of Health reported today following a discussion with representatives of companies engaged in pharmaceutical activities. "The basis of this seemingly technical process is the health of our citizens. Its goal is to provide patients with quality medicines, as well as to prevent self-medication and possible overdose," said Marine Harutyunyan, head of the Drug Policy Department at the Ministry of Health. To participate in this scheme, pharmacies must be connected to the ...
01/31/2024Armenian Ministry of Health reports 1.1-fold increase in the number of ARI patients
A 1.1-fold increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases (ARI) has been recorded in Armenia over the week compared to last week, Romella Abovyan, head of a department at the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Friday. YEREVAN, January 5. /ARKA/. A 1.1-fold increase in the incidence of acute respiratory diseases (ARI) has been recorded in Armenia over the week compared to last week, Romella Abovyan, head of a department at the National Center for Disease Control...
01/05/2024Pashinyan attends inauguration of new building of medical center in Martuni
... facilities in Armenia. During this process, a number of medical centers are being built in the regions," Pashinyan said. "This program has a clear political and healthcare goal. That goal is to bring medical services as close as possible to the patients, so that making use of them does not create additional complications. For a very long time, we have also witnessed the over-centralization of medical services, and residents of our regions who needed to receive health services, even on state ...
11/06/2023Epidemiologist: incidence of acute respiratory viral infections rises 1.5 times in Armenia during one week
... last week, Yevgenia Khachatryan, epidemiologist at the National Center for Disease Control and Preventionб said on Friday. "Compared to the same period last year, morbidity rates have increased 1.5 times. As of October 26, there were about 500 patients with acute respiratory viral infections in Armenian medical centers. And 90% of them were children," Khachatryan said during a press conference in Yerevan. According to her, the country's medical centers are overloaded. Nevertheless, patients ...
10/27/2023Remains of 40 victims of Stepanakert explosion identified and buried in Armenia - Health Ministry
... parliament the minister said the identification of the bodies of other victims of the accident is in an active phase. ‘Relatives of the victims continue to donate blood to speed up the process," Avanesyan told a press briefing. According to her, 150 patients injured in the September 25 explosion or wounded in the course of September 19 Azerbaijani offensive are receiving treatment in various medical institutions and 19 patients are being treated abroad. ‘Positive dynamics is observed in the condition ...
10/25/2023First death of a child from measles recorded in Armenia
... that the child had also other health issues. As of October 23, according to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 467 cases of measles have been recorded in Armenia, including 325 cases in children. One citizen was hospitalized, 295 patients have already been discharged. According to the National Vaccination Calendar, measles vaccinations are provided for children aged 1 year and 4-6 years. -0-
10/25/2023Registration of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees in Armenia completed- government
... refugees have been registered with Armenia's outpatient clinics. According to Baghdasaryan, 198 refugees are still being treated in Armenian medical institutions "The condition of 44 of them is grave, 10 of them are extremely grave. Another 19 patients have been transported to foreign clinics," Baghdasaryan said. -0-
10/16/2023More than 95% of Karabakh refugees registered to receive social assistance
... aged 6 to 19 years old. As of today, 4,145 children are enrolled in schools in Armenia, according to Baghdasaryan. According to her data, 345 people from Nagorno-Karabakh continue to be treated in medical institutions of Armenia, the condition of 102 patients is severe, that of 37 patients is extremely severe. Also, 9 children are still in intensive care units. On September 19, Azerbaijan launched what it called an "anti-terrorist" operation against ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, ...
10/04/2023France increases support for Armenia to 12.5 million euros to help displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh
... result of explosion of a fuel depot near Stepanakert late last month to hand over humanitarian aid to the facility. She was accompanied by Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan. The explosion killed 170 people and insured many others. Colonna said four of the patients would be transported to France for further treatment. "My visit expresses France's friendship, but not only friendship, but support and solidarity and diplomatic solidarity. France reacted quickly to the tragedy that saw tens of thousands ...
10/04/2023WHO sends special envoy to Armenia to help assess Nagorno-Karabakh refugees' needs
... of refugees, many of whom have specific medical needs,” Kluge added. Following the dramatic explosion of a fuel depot along the route taken by those entering Armenia, WHO is dispatching burns kits to support the advanced care need for severe burns patients. To support the general health needs of the displaced population, WHO is also sending medicines for non-communicable diseases, that will cover 3 months of treatments for up to 50,000 persons. “We’ve activated our emergency systems and will ...
10/02/2023Azerbaijan is responsible for ensuring the rights and security of Karabakh Armenians – EU
... still in need in Karabakh, as well as to those who have left,' says the statement. 'The European Union supports the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is facilitating the urgent evacuation of wounded people as well as patients, and the provision of emergency assistance on the ground. The European Commission announced an additional package of humanitarian aid of EUR 5M to assist people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia and those who find themselves in a vulnerable ...
09/29/2023People died on the road while fleeing their homes in Karabakh- minister
... jam for more than 40 hours. Such consequences are inevitable," she said. She also said the condition of a number of people who got serious burns in the explosion near a fuel depot in Stepanakert on Monday remains extremely serious. "We have patients in extremely serious condition. Doctors are fighting for their lives. We are providing them with medications and medical supplies necessary for treatment," she said. Avanesyan noted that the ministry with the help of plastic surgeons and ...
09/29/2023More than 50 thousand forcibly displaced persons have arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh
...,700 of them have been provided with shelter by the government (about 11% of the total number of people who have crossed the border into Armenia). According to her, the rest weheaded to their 'pre-determined housing.' Baghdasaryan informed that 74 more patients were brought to Armenia. The total number of patients brought to Armenia from Karabakh is 311. They are those who were wounded during the Azerbaijani aggression on September 19 and those who suffered from the explosion at a gasoline station near ...
09/27/2023Armenian Health Ministry starts compiling cancer registry
The Armenian Health Ministry has started compiling a cancer registry that will receive and collect data about cancer patients, Minister Anahit Avanesyan said on Wednesday. YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. The Armenian Health Ministry has started compiling a cancer registry that will receive and collect data about cancer patients, Minister Anahit Avanesyan said on ...
09/14/2023Armenian Health Ministry reports increase in coronavirus morbidity rate
... emphasized that the increase in registered cases of coronavirus may be explained by early diagnosis of the disease: in Armenia, all patients with symptoms of acute respiratory diseases must be tested for COVID-19. She also did not rule out the possibility of ... ... take timely measures. At the moment we do not have a sharp intensification of morbidity," she said. The expert noted that vaccination against coronavirus is being carried out in polyclinics Vaccination against influenza will also start soon. According ...
09/06/2023Amber Capital, EU-Armenia SME Fund invests USD 3 million in Vardanants Center for Innovative Medicine
... Center for Innovative Medicine, said “The cooperation with Amber will allow us to carry out our expansion plans and reach the milestones five years earlier that it would be possible otherwise and will help us increase the average life expectancy of our patients faster. I wish all Armenian companies finding such a partner to walk the journey with.” The EU-Armenia SME Fund, a private equity fund managed by Amber Capital, was launched in Armenia in January 2020 with investments from the European Union ...
08/23/2023Humanitarian situation in Karabakh may undermine peace process in South Caucasus - Mirzoyan
... essential medicine. All these events have doubled the rate of deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh for the past 8 months. Furthermore, the absence of medicine, sanitizers and other items of hygiene create risks of epidemics. “710” - The total number of the patients and their accompanying persons evacuated by the ICRC throughout the whole period of blockade that went through a humiliating procedure of proving their health condition in order to get “permission” to be evacuated. 1 - A man with a very concrete ...
08/17/2023Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns
... to transfer the goods.” The International Committee of the Red Cross has also complained of being unable to bring aid shipments into the isolated enclave during the blockade, although the organization was permitted to evacuate a limited number of patients to Armenia for medical care. -0-
08/10/2023Conditions for patients in Artsakh deteriorating by the hour- health minister
Conditions for patients in blockaded Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in need of treatment and medicines, especially for those in need of highly specialized medical care are getting worse with every passing hour, Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said at a press briefing ...
08/03/2023Azerbaijanis threatened ICRC employee and daughter of abducted 68-year-old Nagorno-Karabakh resident – Tatoyan Center
... the ICRC representatives went with them, but the Azerbaijani military forced him some time later to return without Khachatryan," Tatoyan said. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the ICRC provides the parties with the lists of patients to be transported in advance and carries out their transportation only after the consent of the parties. It said a statement full of false narratives and accusations issued by the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan right after the abduction ...
07/31/2023Electronic queue management systems installed in 9 polyclinics in Yerevan
... said. Having applied for appointment through ARMED app or by phone, citizens will be able to come to the polyclinic at the appointed time. In the future, it is planned to digitize also outpatient medical records and the issuance of prescriptions to patients. -0-
07/28/2023Urgent Appeal for International Intervention to Prevent an Impending Security and Humanitarian Catastrophe in Artsakh
... on the Lachin Corridor, prohibiting the transportation of any individuals or goods (including food, medicine, hygiene items, and fuel) in both directions even by the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers; - From June 25 to July 10, the transportation of patients with urgent medical needs to medical centers in Armenia, along with the import of some medicines into Artsakh, were resumed in a very limited capacity only through the Red Cross. However, starting from July 10, the movement of the Red Cross has ...
07/14/2023Armenian Foreign Ministry warns civilized world about looming humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh
... of unhindered movement of cargo. The same situation has developed in the healthcare sector. There is a clear shortage of medicine required for proper medical care. Consequently, several vulnerable groups, including pregnant women, cancer and diabetes patients and children face serious health problems. There has already been an increase in mortality rates in Nagorno-Karabakh. Only a few people were able to reach Armenia through the ICRC to receive urgent medical care. They and their accompanying persons ...
07/12/2023Situation with supply of medicines in Nagorno-Karabakh is critical - health minister
... medical aid," Avanesyan said at a press briefing in the National Assembly. According to the minister, they are in daily contact with both specialists and medical institutions in Nagorno-Karabakh. "As soon as a window appears, transportation of patients is immediately carried out," she noted. The Lachin corridor, the only road linking Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijan since last December 12. Nagorno-Karabakh has been cut off from natural gas supply from Armenia ...
07/11/2023ICRC comments on Azerbaijan’s closure of Lachin corridor to its staff
... These individuals were not ICRC staff members and their service contracts were immediately terminated by the ICRC, ‘it said. "Our work along the Lachin corridor is always strictly humanitarian. This essential work, which has allowed more than 600 patients to be evacuated for medical care and for medical supplies, food, baby formula and other essentials to reach health care facilities and families, must be allowed to continue. This work is always done with the agreement of the sides and makes a ...
07/11/2023The best way out is direct and substantive talks between Baku and Stepanakert with international participation - Armenian Foreign Ministry
... concrete barriers in the Lachin corridor on 22 June and the impediment of any movement of people, goods and transport. As a result, the supply of food, medicine and basic necessities has been completely halted, as has the transportation of critically ill patients, even by the International Committee of the Red Cross. In parallel gas and electricity supplies to Nagorno-Karabakh have been cut as a result of the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor for more than six months. The targeting of citizens engaged ...
06/26/2023Armenian Foreign Ministry points out contradictions in Russian official’s commentary on Hakari Bridge incident
... She added that following the June 15 incident, the Azerbaijani side completely blocked the Lachin corridor, as a result of which even humanitarian goods, including food and medicines, are not delivered to Nagorno-Karabakh, including through the ICRC. Patients in need of immediate medical care are not transported from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenian medical centers, and natural gas and electricity supplies remain disrupted. "In conclusion, we would like to urge the signatories to the November 9, ...
06/22/2023There are patients in Artsakh whose treatment is possible only in Armenia-health minister
There are patients in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), whose treatment is possible only in Armenia, Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said today. YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. There are patients in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), whose treatment is possible ...
06/22/2023Complete closure of Lachin corridor is another demonstration of Azerbaijan's deliberate violation of its international obligations - Artsakh Foreign Ministry
... 15, after a deliberate provocation near Khakari Bridge, Azerbaijan completely blocked all humanitarian passenger and cargo transportations via Lachin corridor in both directions. As a result of Azerbaijan's actions, the planned medical evacuation of patients from Artsakh to Armenia did not take place and the planned transportation of passengers in urgent humanitarian need through the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping contingent on the Stepanakert-Goris-Stepanakert route was cancelled. The movement ...
06/16/2023Exclusive scientific research to be conducted with the help of innovative Armenian device MetaGait (VIDEO)
... to degenerate. We are sending information from the visual to the brain. As a result of the study, we will see what positive changes take place," says Arsenyan. ‘We also launched MetaGait, an app for remote rehabilitation treatment, which shows patients' scores and the dynamics of rehabilitation, helping organize the methodology and treatment process more effectively,’ he said. The Stepan Gishyan Charitable Foundation was established by Acba Bank, French Credit Agricole, the National Federation ...
06/01/2023Some 80% of male and 50% of female smokers develop lung cancer- Armenian experts present alarming statistics
... health and cardiologist Tatevik Hovakimyan pointed out that cardiovascular and oncological diseases are the main causes of deaths from on-communicable diseases. She noted that tobacco use is the first risk factor for these diseases. "Over 70% of patients who underwent open heart surgery were smokers. Today, smoking is spreading among women and adolescents," she said.-0-
05/31/2023The number of measles cases in Armenia reaches 142 - Ministry of Health
... against measles are provided for children aged 1 year and 4-6 years. The Ministry of Health urged parents of unvaccinated children to contact a clinic to have their children vaccinated and reminded that persons who have been in contact with measles patients and have not received two doses of vaccination against the viral disease are also subject to vaccination. -0-
05/08/2023Number of measles cases in Armenia reaches 85 - Ministry of Health
... vaccination scheme, vaccination against measles is provided for children aged 1 year and 4-6 years. The Ministry of Health urged parents of unvaccinated children to have their children vaccinated and reminded that persons who have been in contact with measles patients and have not received two doses of vaccination against this viral disease are also subject to vaccination. -0-
03/30/2023Some 570 new cases of tuberculosis detected in Armenia in 2022
... could simply hide the real picture of tuberculosis. On the whole, morbidity and mortality rates are constantly decreasing in Armenia. We have positive dynamics," said the chief physician. He said several years ago the hospital used to treat 300-350 patients, currently only 56 patients with active TB receive treatment at hospitals. Of these, only 25 are infectious. "If a patient is not infectious the treatment strategy changes. The patient is returned to his place of residence, where he continues ...
03/22/2023Measles cases in Armenia grow to 50
... vaccination scheme, vaccination against measles is provided for children aged 1 year and 4-6 years. The Ministry of Health urged parents of unvaccinated children to have their children vaccinated and reminded that persons who have been in contact with measles patients and have not received two doses of vaccination against this viral disease are also subject to vaccination. -0-
03/13/2023Yerevan Vice-Mayor Gevorg Simonyan arrested for two months
... citing the Anti-Corruption Committee. According to the Anti-Corruption Committee, Simonyan, who had served as Deputy Minister of Healthcare, failed, out of personal considerations, to supervise the spending of state funds released for the treatment of patients suffering from coronavirus during the pandemic. As a result the director of Medline Clinic private hospital that was paid government compensation for treatment of patients with coronavirus, embezzled almost 120 million AMD (almost $307 thousand)....
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