ARMENIA DOUBLED BLOOD EXPORT
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May 2 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. – Armenia has exported 954 kg of blood in the first quarter
of 2011, says the report issued by Armenia’s State Revenue Committee.
As compared with the last year, blood export has almost doubled. Tax
duty for 1 kg of blood makes $176. Price for blood has gone up which
contributed to export growth.
The Armenian News – NEWS.am contacted Armenia’s Chief hematologist
Smbat Dagbashyan to clarify who and how exports blood from Armenia.
Dagbashyan said he has never heard about blood export from Armenia.
“This is the first time I hear such thing. Do we have so much blood
to export it?” he wondered.
He also recalled that a special permission of Armenia’s Health Ministry
was received when it was necessary to import 4-5 liters of blood to
Russian Beslan city for those affected by terrorist attack.
Dagbashyan assumed that apparently one of Armenia’s pharmaceutical
companies exports blood.
From: A. Papazian
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