Armenia makes significant progress organ transplantation sphereApril 20, 2009 - 20:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 19, the RA National Assembly introduced amendments to the law on "Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues". According to Ara Babloyan, Chairman of Standing Parliamentary Committee for Health Issues, the amendments will contribute to the development of transplantation medicine in Armenia.Under the amended law, the future transplants will be extracted either from the dead bodies of individuals who, while alive, gave consent for their organs to be used transplants after their death and those who didn't disagree to it. The latter method is applied in most European states. "The transplantation of organs should not purse commercial goals; the expenses for the delivery of the transplant are in no way related to the organ itself." Donor organs and tissues are in high demand in Armenia, and any person is a potential donor, provided he hasn't given an official notice expressing his/her disagreement to use his organs as transplants after his/her death. As noted by Mr. Babloyan, the organs in highest demand are kidneys, heart and liver come next. Kidney transplantation has been the only form of transplantation carried out in Armenia so far. However, the amended law on "Transplantation of Organs and Tissues" will enable Armenian physicians to perform pancreas and lungs transplantations as well. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |