Health Sector Reforms in Armenia and Georgia in the 21st Century: A Comparative study

This paper compares health sector reforms (HSRs) in Armenia and Geor-gia. The principal objective is to study historical, political, economic and social factors that have influenced on the trends of HSRs and affected struc-tural/institutional changes in these countries. On the other hand, the effects of the institutional changes on accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services are explored. This paper attempts to fill gap in comparative analysis of HSRs in post-Soviet countries and looks broader context of these reforms. This is a story about different developments in HSRs in the neighbouring countries that have comparable social-economic characteristics and similar initial reforms after the independence.