YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. At the December 28 sitting, the Armenian government approved the 2007-2015 National Program on Fight against Tuberculosis and its implementation schedule. According to the RA Government Information and PR Department, the program was developed based on the RA Constitution and the RA Law on Health Care and Services of the Population. The purpose of the national program is to take measures aimed at prevention and reduction of cases of tuberculosis and its mortality. The program takes into account the main directions and activity components of the new international strategy on fight against tuberculosis, which was proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations, as well as international standards of medical aid to tubercular patients.

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