Health ministry official: New Constitution has no changes related to healthcare
The healthcare-related provisions in the draft constitutional amendments have remained the same, the chief pulmonologist of Armenian Health Ministry Prof. Andranik Voskanyan said at a press conference today.
When asked how the changes in the Constitution will affect citizens’ rights and obligations in healthcare sector, A. Voskanyan said it is nevessary “to adopt provisions that are not only declared, but also put into practice”.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan submitted on August 21 the draft amendments in the Constitution of Armenia to the National Assembly. The draft amendments had been developed by the Commission on Constitutional Reforms under Armenian President.
On September 11the draft amendments to the Constitution received a positive opinion of the parliament’s standing committee on legal and state affairs, and debates of the draft began at sittings of the National Assembly’s autumn session. Serzh Sargsyan has already held consultations on the approaches stated in the draft new Constitution with representatives of various political parties.