ArmInfo.Levon Altunyan, the Minister of Healthcare of Armenia, spoke in favor of increasing the remuneration of doctors from the general "white cash desk" of medical institutions. At the meeting with the representatives of the health protection system of the Ararat region, the minister noted the importance not only of ensuring the quality of medical services, but also of resolving the issue of transferring money flows from the shadow turnover to the "white cash desk", as doctors should receive a larger percentage from the health facility.
According to the minister, these measures will increase the effectiveness of medical services, and people will be more willing to turn to doctors.
As the press service of the ministry informs, during the meeting with medical workers and medical functionaries of the region, events and projects concerning necessary medical equipment in hospitals were discussed. For example, in the opinion of representatives of this field, the creation of a single platform for the purchase of medicines by the ministry will have a very favorable effect on medical institutions and will help to save money. In his turn, the minister noted that the tendency should be reversed when residents of the regions nearby to the capital resort to medical aid in Yerevan, through raising the level of provided medical services in the regions.