YEREVAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The international medical three-day conference of Armenia, in which about 550 specialists, scientists, and experts of Armenian nationality from the health service from Armenia, Artsakh, and abroad took part, started its proceedings in Yerevan on June 28. Important problems of the health service of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh will be discussed and scientific reports including about 24 spheres of the health service will be presented during the conference. Ara Babloyan, the Chairman of the organizational commission of the conference, mentioned that eight discussions will be held through satellite communication, and the specialists of the health service sphere from regions will also take part. According to him, 10 satellite symposiums will be held on the days of the conference: "Opthamology", "Nursing Work", "Diabetology", as well as many others. In addition to this, a live television discussion concerning the sphere of pediatrics will be held, and doctor-specialists from Yerevan and New Jersey will take part. It was also mentioned that the third full sitting of the conference will wholly be dedicated to the strategy of Armenian-Diasporan joint programs and further cooperation. Bella Kocharian, the RA first lady, particularly, mentioned in her speech: "I want the expected results of the conference to become the property of Armenian specialists, to be brought to life and serve the RA citizens. Afterwards, I want our country to become a leading one in the region in the near future, particularly, in those directions of medical science, which were considered as primary at this conference." Bella Kocharian attached importance to the circumstance that they should have great respect for doctors and win the confidence of patients and mentioned: "The work of doctors will be productive only when their professional knowledge, high moral values, and psychological skills are united." According to Haroutiun Kushkian, the RA Health Minister, the proceedings of the conference will greatly contribute to the development of medical science in Armenia. The Minister mentioned that according to the project of RA government activities, the sphere of the health service will be one of the primary directions of the policy concerning budget expenses and that it will aim at raising the quality and availability of medical assistance for the unprovided stratum, in particular. The implementation of the program concerning the availability of medical assistance for the population was mainly connected with the development of an obligatory and voluntary medical insurance system.

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