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    Armenia Fund, Inc.
    111 North Jackson St. Ste. 205
    Glendale, CA 91206

    T | 818-243-6222
    F | 818-243-7222
    E | [email protected]

    www.armeniafund.org

    For Immediate Release
    March 13, 2006

    Armenia Fund Reconstructs Artik Hospital
    United Kingdom Affiliate Finances Project

    Yerevan, Armenia - Armenia Fund is proud to announce that it has
    embarked on yet another vital hospital reconstruction project in
    the Shirak Region of the Republic of Armenia. The Artik Hospital
    will undergo major renovation in order to meet the growing needs of
    the region.

    Presently, the project is in its design stage. The scope of the
    reconstruction will include strengthening of the building and its
    foundation, construction of a boiler-house, installation of a modern
    heating system, as well as installation of new doors and windows. The
    hospital will also undergo crucial seismic retrofitting in order
    to prevent collapse in case of an earthquake. In addition to key
    structural upgrades, new restroom facilities will be built, as well as
    new flooring will be installed throughout the facility. Part of the
    new plan will encompass a new electrical conduit system, as well as
    safe and reliable wiring throughout the building. Upon completion,
    the hospital will have a new and separate sewerage system. The
    surrounding landscape of the hospital will be redesigned in order to
    be more people friendly.

    After a close assessment of the hospital, healthcare specialists
    determined that the condition of the hospital is critically
    deteriorating. Construction experts revealed major structural damages,
    due to a lack of repair and maintenance over the years.

    Over the past twenty years, the hospital has been moderately renovated.
    Unfortunately, the catastrophic earthquake of 1988 crippled the
    hospital's structural support and foundation lines. Currently, only
    one building out of the four is being used for patient services.

    The hospital currently has 40 beds and serves as the main healthcare
    facility for the town of Artik. Due to a lack of readily available
    healthcare facilities, the hospital has come to cater to the Shirak
    region's growing 60,000 population. Armenia Fund plans to expand
    patient capacity as soon as reconstruction works are completed.

    Armenia Fund, Inc., is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation
    established in 1994 to facilitate large-scale humanitarian and
    infrastructure development assistance to Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
    Armenia Fund, Inc. is the U.S. Western Region affiliate of "Hayastan"
    All-Armenian Fund. Tax ID# 95-4485698
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