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Staying Healthy
In this guide, you will find all the information on maintaining your health and organizing medical care in the Republic of Armenia. You will learn about medical care organizations in Armenia, the polyclinic system, electronic prescriptions, emergency medical services, health insurance, and state support programs in this area.
- Every child born in the Republic of Armenia is registered at a local polyclinic and undergoes annual preventive medical examinations.
- You can use emergency or urgent medical care services in case of urgent need.
- In most cases, medical care is free or with a co-payment.
And through health insurance, you can receive the necessary services, avoiding large expenses.
In the Republic of Armenia, an online electronic prescription system (ARMED) operates. Under this system, the doctor prescribes the necessary medicines through an electronic prescription.
How to Monitor Your Health in Armenia?
Step 1
Explore Healthcare Services
Explore health monitoring options in Armenia. You can register at a polyclinic (local healthcare center) or consider other specialized medical services.
Step 2
See a Doctor
If you suddenly need a doctor, call an ambulance. If you can wait, or if you are seeking a preventive examination, make an appointment with your physician. They will examine you and, if necessary, refer you for further tests.
Step 3
Follow Instructions
Follow your doctor's advice and take your prescribed medications as directed. Remember that ongoing health monitoring is necessary even after treatment is complete.
Medical Care in Armenia
This guide will provide information on how medical care is organized in Armenia, outlining the general types of care available and detailing the rights and responsibilities a patient has when receiving treatment.
Specifically, you will learn about the following categories of medical care:
Annual Medical Check-Up
An annual medical check-up is a regular health screening and consultation aimed at evaluating your overall health, identifying risk factors, and detecting illnesses at an early stage—even before symptoms appear. Regular check-ups help prevent diseases and improve treatment effectiveness.
The standard check-up includes the following tests:
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) – Assesses anemia, inflammation, and other health conditions.
- Urinalysis – Evaluates kidney function and urinary tract health.
- Biochemical Blood Tests – Includes blood sugar and cholesterol levels to assess risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) – Checks heart function.
- Endocrinology Screening – Detects and manages issues in the endocrine system, often includes ultrasound and hormone tests if needed.
- Eye Examination – Tests vision; pupil dilation may be performed if necessary.
- For Women:
- Gynecological Consultation & Pap Smear
- Mammography (mandatory from age 40) – Breast screening
- For Men:
- Urological Consultation
- Therapist Consultation – A doctor reviews your medical history, analyzes test results, and identifies potential hereditary risks.
Additional tests may be recommended based on your symptoms or test results.
A general practitioner or therapist may recommend extra tests based on your test results and individual risk factors (age, family history, lifestyle).
These may include:
- Hormonal profile tests,
- Ultrasound scans,
- Stress tests,
- Specialist consultations.
You can undergo an annual check-up at both public and private healthcare institutions in Armenia.
You can arrange the check-up:
- Through your health insurance provider (by purchasing a health insurance package), or
- Directly by contacting your preferred clinic
- For the annual medical check-up, it is necessary to present a passport or identification card at the reception of the preferred medical institution.
- If desired, the patient may also present information about previously diagnosed test results.
Health Assessment Questionnaire
Some medical institutions send a questionnaire to patients by email before their annual medical check-up. The purpose is to collect additional information such as:
- Medical conditions,
- Overall well-being,
- Past surgeries,
- Current complaints.
The answers help healthcare professionals better understand the patient's condition in advance and plan more effective examinations.
Private Health Insurance
By getting health insurance, you will be able to receive proper medical care in unforeseen or emergency situations, avoiding large expenses.
You can choose from the following types of insurance:
- Individual
- Corporate
- Social package insurance
Before getting health insurance:
Study the services the insurance company reimburses, as different packages are often offered.
Find out when the insurance contract becomes effective
- In most cases, there is a waiting period; the coverage begins after a few days or even a few months.
Find out how and when reimbursements are made
- Usually, insurance companies have partner hospitals that pay for medical services directly on your behalf.
- You will be responsible for the initial payment if you choose a non-partner hospital. You can then submit payment receipts to the insurance company for potential reimbursement.
Find out if you can also insure your family members and the length of their waiting periods
- Waiting periods for family members can typically last up to a year.
- During this waiting period, they may have limited access to services, and the extent of coverage can vary between insurance providers.
To see a doctor using insurance, you need to apply to your insurance company via a phone call or their mobile app.
The insurance company registers your request and forwards it to a medical expert. The expert will contact you by phone to clarify your health complaints and, based on your package limits, guide you to your preferred medical facility that collaborates with the insurance company.
Once the date and time of the visit are confirmed, the medical facility will send you a confirmation via SMS or inform you over the phone.
On the scheduled day and time, you must arrive at the medical facility and inform the reception about your pre-arranged appointment via insurance. You should provide your ID card or passport, then activate a queue ticket (electronic queue) in accordance with the medical facility's rules.
- If additional examinations are necessary during your medical check-up, the medical facility sends a request for the additional tests to your insurance company. If needed, you can also contact your insurance provider yourself to clarify the situation.
- Typically, the insurance company responds within 10–15 minutes by either approving or rejecting the request.
- If you consulted a doctor without submitting an online application to your insurance company beforehand, you can still receive reimbursement for the medical examinations, tests, surgery, or prescribed medication from your insurance company, up to the amount specified in your insurance package.
- In this case, you pay for the services yourself. Afterward, you submit the payment receipts and medical instructions provided by the doctors to the insurance company via email or their mobile app. The company then decides whether to reimburse the expenses based on your insurance package limits.
- If the reimbursement is approved, the insurance company transfers the funds to the bank account you provided.
Note
It is necessary to check in advance how many days you have to submit these documents, as there are established deadlines for reimbursement.
Electronic Prescription
A doctor's prescription is required for certain drugs (e.g., antibiotics). Armenia has recently transitioned to an electronic prescription system. Under this system, doctors no longer issue paper prescriptions; instead, prescriptions are entered into the ARMED medical system and can be retrieved from any pharmacy by presenting an identity document.
An electronic prescription is the electronic prescription and approval of medications by a doctor through the ARMED e-health system.
The approved prescription is available online both in the patient's ARMED system (mobile application) and in the system of any pharmacy registered in the Republic of Armenia.
Medicines are prescribed by electronic prescription if they:
- Are provided free of charge or on preferential terms.
- It has a systemic effect (for internal administration, such as pills, syrups, capsules, etc., and injection dosage forms).
- Are considered anti-infective - antibacterial, antifungal, anti-mycobacterial, antiviral.
- Contain immune sera and immunoglobulins, vaccines, hormones, misoprostol.
A more detailed list of these medicines can be found in the RA Government Resolution No. 1080-N of 2019.
The patient or their authorized representative (with written consent from the patient) can go to the pharmacy and receive the medication without any additional paperwork.
If the authorized representative continues to purchase the medication in the future, the doctor enters their name into the electronic system.
To obtain a medicine prescribed by an electronic prescription, citizens or a person authorized by them can approach any pharmacy and present any identification document:
- Passport
- Identification card
- Or public service number (PSN)
Depending on the type of electronic prescription, you can obtain the medication:
- Within 30 days if the prescription requires you to use it once (in the case of a single-dose prescription).
- Within 180 days if the prescription requires you to use it regularly (in the case of a multiple-dose prescription).
You can obtain the entire amount of medication needed for the entire course of treatment at once or in parts.
No. No prescriptions are issued indefinitely since any disease, whether acute, chronic, or exacerbation of a chronic one, must be monitored by a doctor and subjected to dynamic monitoring.
There are diseases where long-term medication is prescribed, and a multiple-release prescription is issued for 180 days at once.
A doctor can prescribe medication for 180 days but issue a prescription every 30 days to monitor the patient’s health.
Emergency or symptomatic treatment medications are not prescribed by prescription.
Medications prescribed by electronic prescription are those prescribed exclusively after diagnosis and necessary examination.
For example, in the case of bronchitis or tonsillitis, antibiotics are prescribed only after examination when the doctor is convinced that the diagnosis is bacterial and prescribes antibiotics.
Yes. It is possible. For this, the patient's personal data is entered, the system checks the availability of the prescription, the pharmacist activates the prescription, and writes out the medication to be delivered.
State Support Programs
When addressing various health concerns, you can explore state support programs established in this area. These programs aim to enhance accessibility to health monitoring and medical care for specific population groups.