The monitoring work of the National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights and its Implementation Action Plan under the “Promoting of Straight Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project is approaching the completion. The project presents to the public the latest summary information on the results of the monitoring, referring to the work done by the Ministry of Health within the framework of the National Strategy Action Plan.
Action 7 of the National Strategy Action Plan envisages training on domestic violence and violence against women in accordance with international standards for 5% of health workers in the period of 2020 and 2022.40 senior and medium staff medical workers (family doctors, nurses, therapists) were trained at the RA Ministry of Justice “Academician S. Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health CJSC in 2020, and their educational programs included topics on domestic and women violence. The Chair of Public Health Organization and Management of the RA Ministry of Justice “Academician S. Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health CJSC’s has developed an improvement program for medical staff. The program includes educational materials related to the RA legislation on constitutional human rights and freedoms; the legal status of women and children;educational materials related to the RA legislation on thespecifics of medical care and services for abused women and children; as well as legal mechanisms for the prevention of domestic violence.According to information provided by the Ministry of Health, about 6% of health workers (family doctors, therapists, nurses) were included in the training program on domestic violence and violence against women.
Action 26 provides training for 15% of staff members in mental health institutions on the topic of incidence of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment towards persons held in mental health institutions. The RA Ministry of Justice “Academician S. Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health CJSC’s Chair of Psychiatry has developed an improvement program for medical workers on “The Impact of Violence on Mental Health”.35 senior and mediumstaff medical workers from different medical institutions of Armenia (7.8%) were trained at in the Department of Psychiatry of the National Institute of Health after Avdalbekyan CJSC.About 90 family doctors (14.5%) participated in the “Psychiatry for family doctors-therapists” course at the National Institute of Health after Avdalbekyan CJSC. Similarly, according to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, 8% of health care providers (family physicians, therapists, nurses) were trained on the topics of equality and non-discrimination.
Action 55 envisages trainingtraining on specifics of the medical assistance and care for persons with disabilities for 5% of medical staff of operating medical institutions. According to the monitoring report provided by the Ministry of Justice, “Academician S. Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health CJSC’s Chair of Public Health Organization and Management has developed an educational program for medical workers, which includes the legal basis for the rights of persons with disabilities, medical care and services, the acquisition of medicines and the doctor-disability relationship, medical-legal and bioethical regulations. Courses on the specifics of medical care and services for people with disabilities were mandatory included in the training modules for family doctors, in which 90 family doctors were trained.Thus, the percentage of training in the first half of 2020 was 14.5%.
It is planned to increase the number of institutions providing psychiatric and rehabilitation services to children by one during the second half of 2020. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, the renovation and furnishing of Chambarak Rehabilitation Center is being carried out with the support of the “World Vision Armenia” International Relief and Development Organization. The selection and the capacity building of specialists were completed, as well as the construction and renovation of the Sevan Rehabilitation Center with the support of the Jinishian Memorial Foundation, the equipment and furniture of the center, as well as the recruitment of staff have been completed.The staff trainings started on 20 August of this year and will end on 20November.Awareness posters aimed to raise public awareness on state-guaranteed medical services were posted in 184medical organizations providing medical care and services within the framework of the state order.
Action 86 is intended to improve the sanitary conditions in general education, elementary institutions, as well as in childcare and protection institutions. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Health has studied the international experience on the requirements for educational institutions implementing general education programs, on the basis of which by order 12-N of 28 March, 2017, the Minister of Health approved the N 2.2.4-016-17 Sanitary rules and norms “Requirements for educational institutions implementing general education programs” and repealed the Order N 82 of the 11 February, 2002 on approving the sanitary rules N 2.III.4.2.”On the maintenance of the structure of general education schools”.
This publication has been produced in the scope of the “Promoting Direct Democracy for Strengthening Human Rights in Armenia” project implemented in the framework of the “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility” project funded by the European Union.
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