The polyclinic is more important in public health, disease prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, YSMU Rector Armen Muradyan wrote on his Facebook page.

"Analysis shows that by 2020 Emergency situations in 2016-2019, attendance for primary health care in Armenia did not exceed 4.1 per capita, including 4.9 in Yerevan, maximum 4.2 in Lori region and minimum 2.9 in Aragatsotn. Armenia's indicator is still 1.65 times lower than the average of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which had an average attendance of 6.8 per capita in 2019.

In many countries, as well as in Armenia, Covid-19 has had a significant impact on polyclinic activities.

Thus, in 2020 the number of attendance decreased by 17% compared to the average of the previous 4 years, in Yerevan by 25%, in Lori by 16% and in Shirak by 14%. Outpatient consultations also fell in 2020 in several other countries such as Spain from 7.3 to 5.3 (down 38%), Norway from 4.4 to 3.7 (down 19%), Israel from 8.3 to 6.8 (down 18%), etc.

Despite the existing problems, primary health care remains the core of the health care industry, around which the entire process of service delivery should be built. "Deep, evidence-based reforms of the latter are especially important on the eve of the introduction of the mandatory health insurance system," Muradyan wrote.