YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. In conformity with the RA Laws on "Provision of sanitary-epidemical security for the RA population" and "Medical assistance and Service for population", the RA government has established the order of an obligatory preliminary (before employing) and regular medical examination of health condition. Artavazd Vanian, the Chief of the State Hygienic and Epidemiologic Inspection of the RA Ministry of Health, informed journalists that, henceforth, collaborators of educational institutions and kindergartens, those who are engaged in toy production, as well as family doctors should undergo an obligatory medical examination. These examinations will be conducted mainly in order to prevent diseases in medical-preventive institutions. Artavazd Vanian also mentioned that according to the data of the World Health Organization, one million people suffer from hepatitis every year. According to him, it is considered to be one of the main problems of the Armenian health sphere and in this respect a number of workers of the medical sphere, who are considered risk groups, should also undergo an obligatory medical examination. Artavazd Vanian declared that the epidemiological situation in the republic is favourable and controllable. It was also mentioned that 60 thousand doses of vaccines have been injected against tularemia and 20 thousand will be injected in the near future.

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