In times of crises and disasters, the Republican Emergency Aid Service pilot program of Shirak Province was launched in the fourth quarter of 2023. This was noted at Tuesday’s discussion of the 2023 activity report of the Ministry of Health of Armenia, which was attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

A single call reception, analysis, and transfer management center has been established in Gyumri. And from the second half of 2024, the entire territory of Armenia is planned to be covered in this regard.

Within the measures aimed at early detection and prevention of illnesses in the country, the main emphasis was made on the ones that are most common and have a high mortality rate.

As a result of diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive measures implemented, the number of deaths due to illnesses of the cardiovascular system have decreased by 14.1% in 2022, and in January-September 2023, compared to the same period of the previous year, the respective mortality rate dropped by about 13.5% in Armenia.

As a result of early detection of malignant neoplasms and their multifaceted treatment, it became possible to increase the number of cases detected for the first time and at the same time reduce mortality rate. In particular, in 2022 the number of such cases detected for the first time increased by 10.5%, whereas the mortality decreased by 3.4%. In January-September 2023, compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of cases detected for the first time increased by 3%, while the mortality rate dropped by 0.5%.

It was emphasized that there was a decrease in mortality rate in virtually all illnesses recorded in Armenia. In this series, the drop in mortality from diabetes should also be highlighted. If in 2015 there were about 77,000 people with diabetes recorded in the country, during that period the mortality rate in absolute numbers was 1,276, then in the case of about 115,000 patients recorded in 2022, the mortality rate in absolute numbers is 371. Such a drop in mortality among patients with diabetes mellitus is thanks to the full drug supply program.

Within the framework of the cerebral palsy treatment program, 720 services were provided to the population during the reporting period.

And availability of these medical services is increasing year by year in Armenia.