YEREVAN, DECEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia's 12-year-old children will also receive free dental service henceforth. Such a decision was made at the RA government's December 20 sitting. As Haroutiun Kushkian, the RA Minister of Health, said after the sitting, as a result of the program of care for 6 and 12-year-old children's mouth cavity implemented in the recent years with the state budget funds it was cleared up that these children have dental diseases. Therefore, according to the Minister, taking into consideration the possibilities of the 2008 state budget, henceforth besides 8-year-old children, 12-year-old children will also receive free dental service. The Minister said that 9, 10 and 11-year-old children will also receive free medical service henceforth. H. Kushkian also said that in consideration of priority of care of mother's and child's health and importance of health care of women of reproduction age, it has been decided to carry out treatment of out genital diseases of women in birth and post-natal period free of charge. The Minister said that for the purpose of solving the problem of vacancies of doctors in the regions, the order of compensation of work done by doctor-specialists sent to the regions will be worked out jointly with the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy.

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