  PM slams violations in Armenia’s healthcare sector October 11, 2012 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a Health Ministry-hosted discussion to focus on key problems in healthcare sector. The PM called attention to numerous violations reported, noting that in 2009-2011, AMD 84.2 million was overpaid in purchase of medicines. A probe was initiated to show that prices for drugs brought in state purchases exceeded market prices by 44%. The Prime Minister further urged increased control in reporting actual salaries of doctors, income tax and social payments. According to Mr. Sargsyan, medical institutions in the risk zone will be deprived of state financing, as well as have their licenses scrapped. The official promised support to Health Minister Derenik Dumanyan in fulfillment of drastic measures to bring about reforms in the sector.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
