Minister: Wounded soldiers to be transferred abroad if treatment is impossible in Armenia (video)
Some servicemen wounded during April war have been transferred to the rehabilitation center of Red Cross, said Minister of Health Armen Muradyan after the Government sitting. He states that positive changes have already been recorded. Parents of two wounded soldiers claim that their children need treatment abroad, in reply to the question whether there is a such need, the Minister replied, “Yesterday I met with the parents of Ruben and Aram, who claim that their children need treatment abroad. We discussed their condition. Are they ready for transportation and have all the resources been exhausted in Armenia? The parents expressed their viewpoints. Of course, in case of this issue we cannot refrain from emotional component. The discussion was very alert and they got convinced that the means of treatment, which they imagine abroad, are also possible in Armenia. But irrespective of everything, the parents claim that their children should receive treatment abroad.” So, the Minister said that the treatment activities abroad will be organized with philanthropists’ support, “The wounded servicemen will not leave abroad at the expense of state means, as the state is obliged to ensure the treatment abroad only if it is impossible in Armenia. In this case it is possible to organize treatment in Armenia, that’s why the servicemen will leave abroad without state support.”
