Levon Altunyan discussed with Richard Mills reforms in Healthcare  Ministry 

ArmInfo. Armenia's Minister of Healthcare Levon Altunyan received US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills and USAID Armenia Mission Director Deborah Grieser, the press-service of the Ministry informs. 

During the meeting the Ambassador noted that the Armenian and US  governments have been partners for 25 years and have been consistent  in their efforts to improve health and well being of Armenian nation.  We are ready to assist the upcoming reforms in the ministry. We are  convinced that due to reforms healthy and successful system will be  created relying on its own resources, the diplomat noted. 

Altunyan in turn stressed that the Ministry will be consistent in  implementation of reforms and providing due medical care to socially  vulnerable groups of population. 

The sides discussed cooperation in certain areas as well as the issue  of reducing corruption risks in the health care sector. In this light  Altunyan noted that corruption must be liquidated in the healthcare  field via eliminating the causes of it. According to him the Ministry  of Healthcare is preparing a relevant proposal, which will be soon  presented to the government.  

The interlocutors mutually stressed the importance of deepening and  expanding cooperation.