Friday, 6 October 2023
11,456 people registered at primary health care centers, polyclinics and outpatient clinics
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan presented from the Government's "Humanitarian Center" updated data on programs aimed at supporting forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno Karabakh.
Nazeli Baghdasaryan noted, "Works are continuing in all directions so that the forcibly displaced persons from Nagorno Karabakh can be provided with accommodation without delay. At this stage, the process of renting apartments is already taking place."
The number of people who were forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh and arrived in the Republic of Armenia, has not changed, it stands at 100,632. The number of registered persons is around 99 percent. The Migration and Citizenship Service carries out identification in order to exclude double registrations.
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, about 75 percent of the displaced persons are located in different regions. The distribution by regions is as follows: Aragatsotn: 3967, Ararat: 18212, Armavir: 8044, Gegharkunik: 5125, Lori: 4107, Kotayk: 21593, Shirak: 3707, Syunik: 5444, Vayots Dzor: 2134, Tavush: 3139. The total number is 75,472. About 52 percent of those arriving in Armenia used the accommodations offered by the state. Food, clothing, hygiene items were provided to the rest of the people.
Nazeli Baghdasaryan informed that the Government will soon approve the decision to allocate AMD 40,000 for apartment rent and AMD 10,000 for utility costs.
The Prime Minister's press secretary informed that the Central Bank has already transferred the bank card data of 50,000 people to the Unified Social Service in order to provide one-time support of 100,000 AMD to people forcibly displaced from Nagorno Karabakh. The money transfer will start today. Transfers will be made on business days.
11,456 people have been registered at primary health centers - polyclinics and outpatient clinics. At the moment, 309 people are receiving treatment in various healthcare facilities, the condition of 116 of them is assessed as serious, 19 as extremely serious. 5 children are in the intensive care unit, 3 children have been transferred to inpatient treatment due to the improvement of their condition, 1 infant has been discharged.
7,904 children, about 38 percent of school-aged children, have already been enrolled in educational institutions. The distribution by regins is as follows. Syunik: 320, Vayots Dzor: 152, Gegharkunik: 367, Ararat: 1221, Kotayk: 1348, Aragatsotn: 371, Armavir: 671, Shirak: 282, Lori: 404, Tavush: 222, Yerevan: 2543.
