"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"According to the information of "Zhoghovurd" daily, closed discussions were held within the government on the possible reunification of the two ministries. It refers to the possible merger of the RA Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the RA Ministry of Health, regarding which, according to the same source, an internal project is already circulating. According to the newspaper, the main supporter of the initiative is considered to be the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Arsen Torosyan, who seeks to centralize the management model of the social and health sectors within the framework of one department, in his hands.
According to "Zhoghovurd" sources, there is already concern within the system about possible structural changes. This is especially true of tens of thousands of employees involved in the healthcare sector, who are anxious about the prospect of possible optimizations.
There is an increase in oppositional views in the health care system, against the background of news about optimization.
Concerns are being conveyed to us that tens of thousands of votes from the sector's employees will also be lost by the authorities due to the chaotic introduction of universal insurance, which has brought the sector to collapse, and there are complaints everywhere, both from patients and medical staff.
According to our government source, the information about this tension has become a reason for discussion and analysis in the RA government as well. The CP does not need this tension, especially in the pre-election phase. Let's remind that according to the information circulating in the press, as a result of the merger of the ministries, the Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan may leave the position of the minister, and the Deputy Minister of Health Lena Nanushyan, who has good relations with Arsen Torosyan, may be involved in the process of coordination of the sector in the united structure.
At the official level, they have not yet commented on the information regarding the possible unification."
