Armenia working on mechanism for donating organs after deathApril 26, 2019 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan has revealed that under current regulations, Armenians must refuse to donate organs and tissues after death. Torosyan said this means they have so sign a document during their lifetime “so that their organs are not used to save someone else’s life.” The mechanism doesn’t work now though the legislative framework is there, Torosyan told reporters on Thursday, April 25, Armtimes.com says. “But I want to specifically stress that refusal may cost someone’s life,” he added. Torosyan told a Cabinet meeting earlier on Thursday that a liver transplant surgery has for the first time been performed in Armenia. The Minister has in the past cited three directions for the improvement of the healthcare sector: development of preventive healthcare, introduction of a new mechanism of health insurance, oncology at all levels - from early detection to treatment and palliative care. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |