170 Million for Heart Surgeries

For the first time, the government of Armenia set aside 170 million dollars for those in need of heart surgery. Panorama.am informed Ruslana Gevorgyan, press spokesperson of the Health Ministry, about this development.

According to Gevorgyan, 110 persons will be able to undergo surgery with the alloted amount. Only those who qualify as socially insecure, those receiving Paros social welfare (with a score of 36), will be able to utilize this program, in which the surgery will be done for free.

As was informed by Gevorgyan, appropriate documents proving the applicant is from the most insecure and needy social strata will need to be presented to use this privilege.