HOSPITALS IN ARMENIA AND ISRAEL COMPARED: “MUCH WORK SHOULD BE DONE IN ARMENIA”

A working group has been formed to study the preparedness of hospitals in emergency situations including representatives from the Ministry of Health, Health Organization and Ministry of Emergency Situations, Arthur Rostomyan, the executive director of “Erebuni” medical center said in a press conference. According to him the group has already done much work and a paper is prepared describing the situation in Armenia in this regard. “During the discussions all the parties have made their recommendations and the primary goals have been defined,” he said. The working group should work on needs assessment of the local hospitals. A. Rostomyan said that the working group has been to Israel to study their experience and they have seen that “much work should be done in Armenia”.