Imported in Armenia 4 times more expensive
There are 232 hemophilia patients in Armenia and 64 of them are children, but the government barely covers expenses for their treatment.
Whereas the Armenian government is not treating hemophilia patients the way they should be treated, European governments take care of those suffering from this disease.
The patients were drawing the government's attention to this issue today.
One of the participants of the action, Nune Hakhverdyan, mentioned that the government is not providing enough assistance and the dose of medicine provided is often not enough.
Samson Vardanyan added that the issue has been completely solved in neighboring countries.
President of the association for hemophilia patients of Armenia Tanya Khachatryan says the association mainly procures means from foreign benefactors, but they are not enough to solve the issue, that is, lack of funding.
According to Tanya Khachatryan, the patients would like to have hemophilia patients take preventive measures at an early age since this disease can become more complicated.
Ani Nazaryan, who is also concerned with issues concerning hemophilia patients, mentioned that the patients have appealed to the world association and have received a response stating that the drugs imported in Armenia are 4 times cheaper in the country they are exported from.
The participants of the action were received by Deputy Minister of Health Hayk Darbinyan.
