YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The number of visits by Yerevan residents to polyclinics of the city made 1 million 545 thousand in January-September 2008, growing by 7.8% as compared with the same period of last year, the head of the Health Care and Social Security Department of Yerevan Municipality Armen Soghoyan said at the November 3 press conference. The number of examinations with the use of laboratory equipment made 722,588, exceeding by 24% the index of the same period of 2007. 109,940 citizens received medicines free of charge, which exceeds by 17% the respective index of last year. A. Soghoyan announced that 21,571 patients received medical services in the clinics under the jurisdiction of Yerevan municipality in the indicated months of 2008 (12% growth on the same period of last year). The number of those who received medical services by the state order system increased by 11.7% as compared with the first nine months of 2007. As of November 1, 13,994 babies were born in 10 maternity hospitals of Yerevan, which exceeds by 7.3% the respective index of 2007. According to A. Soghoyan, 6,665 pregnant women have received state certificates on free obstetrics since July 1, 2008.

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