COLLABORATORS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND KINDERGARTENS TO, HENCEFORTH, UNDERGO OBLIGATORY MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Noyan Tapan
Jul 09 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. In conformity with the RA Laws on
"Provision of sanitary-epidemical security for the RA population" and
"Medical assistance and Service for population", the RA government has
established the order of an obligatory preliminary (before employing)
and regular medical examination of health condition.
Artavazd Vanian, the Chief of the State Hygienic and Epidemiologic
Inspection of the RA Ministry of Health, informed journalists
that, henceforth, collaborators of educational institutions and
kindergartens, those who are engaged in toy production, as well as
family doctors should undergo an obligatory medical examination. These
examinations will be conducted mainly in order to prevent diseases
in medical-preventive institutions.
Artavazd Vanian also mentioned that according to the data of the
World Health Organization, one million people suffer from hepatitis
every year.
According to him, it is considered to be one of the main problems of
the Armenian health sphere and in this respect a number of workers
of the medical sphere, who are considered risk groups, should also
undergo an obligatory medical examination.
Artavazd Vanian declared that the epidemiological situation in the
republic is favourable and controllable. It was also mentioned that
60 thousand doses of vaccines have been injected against tularemia
and 20 thousand will be injected in the near future.