YEREVAN, JULY 3, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first six months of 2007, the number of people's visits to Yerevan polyclinics made 1 mln 137 thousand, which has increased by 1.3% as compared with the same period of 2006. Armen Soghoyan, the Head of the Healthcare and Social Security Department of Yerevan Mayor's office, said at the July 2 press conference that 77 305 calls were registered at the Ambulance CJSC in January-June. 6 434 children were born at Yerevan's ten maternity houses in the same period, which exceeds the same index of the previous year by 0.2%. A. Soghoyan said that 23.4% Yerevan population has expressed willingness to apply to district therapeutists and pediatricians in the healthcare primary link from April 1 to June 30. Until October 1 people can be registered and choose their doctor and the institution where they wish to receive medical aid. It was mentioned that maximum 2300, minimum 1000 citizens can be registered at one doctor.

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