  $2.3mln invested in Ararat region of Armenia under WB loan program September 30, 2010 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 30, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Ararat town to participate in the official ceremony of commissioning of a renovated medical center there. Ararat Medical Center was renovated under the WB lending program on Armenia’s Health System Modernization, while the total investments for the center rehabilitation amounted to $1.54mln. According to Director of the center Araik Sardaryan, in addition to repair works, the center has been completely reequipped, allowing provision of a high-quality medical service to patients. Besides, now the center has space bridge opportunities. “At any point we can contact leading medical centers of the capital to obtain a consultation,” said Sardaryan. Currently, the center provides services to around 40,000 residents of Ararat and neighboring settlements. “The center’s reconstruction is a consecutive step after rehabilitation of medical centers in Hrazdan, Ijevan and Armavir, and it is in compliance with the governmental program on equal development of the country’s regions,” said Armenian Healthcare Minister Harutyun Kushkyan. He added that similar construction works are under way in various region of the country, with another reconstructed medical center to be opened in Goris (Syunik region) in the beginning of 2011. Kushkyan added that 273 health workers have been retrained under the Program of Advanced Training of Family Doctors. The total investments in Ararat region under the WB loan program amounted to $2.3mln.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
