NEW PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL

HEALTH IN ARMENIA

Luiza Gharibyan, PhD, Associate professor (dotsent)

Yerevan State Medical University, Department of «Hygiene and

Ecology», Armenia

Academic advisor- Ronald E.Laporte Professor of Epidemiology Graduate School of Public Health University of

Pittsburgh.

In accordance with the principle of stable development

the appropriate level of public health may be obtained only at the stage of the optimal

and synchronic solution of the social, economic and environmental problems.

Air pollution in Armenia(1987-1999)

0

50

100

150

200

25019

87

1991

1995

1999

airpollut.

Thousand ton /year

The results of our research show that in terms of anthropogenic chemical burden diminution on the human organism between of 1987 –1993, the indexes of still-births as well as up to one year

infant mortality have decreased.

Rate of stillborn per 1000 newborn

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1419

87

1991

1995

1999

stillborn

Infant mortality in Armenia per 1000 (1988-1999years)

Bronchial asthma in Yerevan per 100.000 (primary morbidity of adults)

0

5

10

15

2019

88

1992

1996

asthma

Studies have shown a correlation between the levels

of indoor and outdoor air pollution and the low birth

weights, inborn defects, stillbirth, breathing

pathologies.

The number of newborn with inborn defects per % in Charentsavan(R.Armenia)

0

0,5

1

1,5

2

2,5

3

1990

1993

1996

1999

newborns

The incidence of stillborn per 1000 in Charentsavan(R.Armenia)

0

5

10

15

20

25

1990

1993

1996

1999

stillborn

Bronchitis in Yerevan (primary morbidity of children) 1988-1998

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1988

1991

1994

1997

bronchitis

Bronchitis in Yerevan (primary morbidity of adults per 100.000) 1988 -1998

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1988

1991

1994

1997

bronchitis

Numbers of deaths of diseases of the circulatory system (female)

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

80001

5-1

9

25

-29

35

-39

45

-49

55

-59

65

-69

TO

TA

L

19881990199219931995

Age

Year

Number of deaths of diseases of the circulatory system (male 1989-1999

years), Armenia

01000200030004000500060007000

1989

1991

1993

1995

1997

1999

all ages16-59years

Breast cancer in Armenia per 100.000

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

br.cancer

Breast Cancer in the urban of Armenia per 100.000 (mortality)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

1819

90

1992

1994

1996

1998

cancer

Mortality of breast cancer in Armenia per 100.000 (rural)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

819

90

1992

1994

1996

1998

cancer

The number of newborn with low weight per %

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1990

1993

1996

1999

newborns

The number of sick newborn per % in Charentsavan(R.Armenia)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

1619

90

1993

1996

1999

newborn

      

 CONCLUSION

Within the transition period to the new social relations, and correspondingly to the new

public health care system the efforts are to be done in public health management sphere. First of all, we must revise the worn out

approaches in order to put the health care activities in correspondence with the new

realities. Meanwhile we must give due attention to the existing experience in this sphere in the countries with the developed

health care system.

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