Armenian Health Minister Derenik Dumanyan paid a working visit to Armenia’s province of Ararat.

Accompanied with the governor Edik Barseghyan, the minister familiarized himself with the organization of medical services in Ararat medical center, press service of the Ministry reports.

The center was renovated in 2010 and equipped with the World Bank loan program. Minister Dumanyan stressed the center is one of the most effective provincial medical establishment reconstructed by the WB program.

The minister also visited Vedi maternity house that faced building optimization issue and Artashat medical center. Being reconstructed in 2008 with the state means, the latter is already in bad condition.

The minister was reported that women prefer giving birth to their babies in capital’s hospitals.

At the end of the visit Dumanyan discussed with the governor the effective management of the provincial hospitals, introduction of family doctor institute.