ArmInfo.  In just five months, 8,000 cardiovascular surgeries were performed under the health insurance program. This was stated by Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan, welcoming the participants of the 15th National  Congress of the Armenian Association of Cardiologists.

ArmInfo.  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary General of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity; Charles Michel, a member of the Award Committee, former President of the European Council and former Prime Minister of Belgium; and Moussa Faki Mahamat, a member of the Award Committee, former Chairperson of the African Union Commission and former Prime Minister of Chad.

ArmInfo. The life and dignity of businessman Stepan Samvelyan, who is accused of "assassination attempt" on the leader of the Western-oriented "Republic" party Aram Sargsyan, can no longer be jeopardized and are under the responsibility of the state. Lawyer Zaruhi Postanjyan wrote about  this on her Facebook page in connection with the deterioration of  Samvelyan's health.

ArmInfo. The ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor is endangering the lives of thousands of people in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Amnesty  International said today. The human rights organization called on  Azerbaijan's authorities and Russian peacekeepers to immediately  unblock the route and bring an end to the unfolding humanitarian  crisis. 

ArmInfo.Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan, on August 3, decided to arrest the public and political figure Avetik Chalabyan for another three months. Chalabyan informed  the judge that a medical examination on August 2 revealed he had  hypertension and needed out-patient treatment under a cardiologist's  supervision. 

ArmInfo. Representatives of the office of the Ombudsman of Armenia identified a number of problems at the National Center for Mental Health.

ArmInfo. The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan rejected the petition of lawyer Levon Barseghyan to change the preventive measure or release on bail of 10 million drams to the former MP, former chairman of the "Yerkrapah" voluntary union Manvel Grigoryan.  Lawyer Levon Barseghian noted that Manvel Grigoryan has a number of diseases incompatible with detention, in particular - diabetes, chronic heart failure, arterial hypertension, chronic kidney disease, also Grigoryan has signs of incipient gangrene. According to Barseghian, all this was recorded by a medical consultation convened at the initiative of RA Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan.