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$50,000 FROM U.S. TO ARMENIAN SANATORIUM IN AZOUNIEH
NAHARNET
06 Dec 08, 06:46
Beirut
USAID/Lebanon Mission Director Denise Herbol presented $50,000 to the
Armenian Sanatorium in the village of Azounieh in the Aley district,
the U.S. embassy said in a statement on Friday.
"USAID's assistance will allow the center to procure furniture for
the elderly section," it said.
The Armenian Sanatorium, which was established in 1937, provides high
quality and low cost geriatrics and pulmonary disease treatment for
135 elderly persons per year.
Patients come from economically disadvantaged families mainly from
the Armenian community and from villages near Azounieh. The non-profit
center currently employs 60 persons.
NAHARNET
06 Dec 08, 06:46
Beirut
USAID/Lebanon Mission Director Denise Herbol presented $50,000 to the
Armenian Sanatorium in the village of Azounieh in the Aley district,
the U.S. embassy said in a statement on Friday.
"USAID's assistance will allow the center to procure furniture for
the elderly section," it said.
The Armenian Sanatorium, which was established in 1937, provides high
quality and low cost geriatrics and pulmonary disease treatment for
135 elderly persons per year.
Patients come from economically disadvantaged families mainly from
the Armenian community and from villages near Azounieh. The non-profit
center currently employs 60 persons.