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With the support of the Orange Foundation the Armenian Eye Care
Project provided free eye care services for around 5,484 people in
Tavush region
The Orange Foundation, in partnership with the Armenian Eye Care
Project, is continuing its 2-year old project to help the inhabitants
of the Armenian regions with free eye care services, including eye
screenings, operations, laser treatments and prevention.
After Kotayk, the mobile eye hospital is now finishing its work in
Tavush, where around 5,484 adults and children underwent eye screening
and 2,300 glasses were provided. More than 200 people underwent laser
and surgical treatment, as during the preliminary screening problems
requiring such intervention had been revealed. Besides, 9 schools of
Tavush region hosted special classes on eye care for 1549 children
parallel to the eye screenings.
`Tavush is the 8th region visited in the scope of our joint initiative
with the Armenian Eye Care Project, where we are aiming to be of help
to local people. As a company who does not only care about business
but also, through the Orange Foundation, about vulnerable people
living in the country where we do business, we are happy to bring a
real difference to peoples' and families' lives.' said Francis
Gelibter, Chairman of the Board of the Orange Foundation.
`The fact that our cooperation with the Orange Foundation is a
long-term partnership, touching thousands of people, is very much
important. Thanks to our joint efforts people having social problems
but also issues with accessibility of medical services, can now
receive quality ophthalmological services completely for free, without
the necessity to travel to the capital. The results we record during
the work show that the number of people in need of eye care services
does not decrease with time, though the project `Light to Armenian
Eyes' has been operating in Armenia since already 10 years. The fact
that there is now a need among regional population for quality
services comes to complete the importance and the necessity of the
project. People in the regions now have the habit to wait and meet our
medical staff once in two years, get a screening and treatment', said
Nune Yeghiazaryan, Country Director of the Armenian Eye Care Project.
Already in July, the ophthalmological groups will visit Lori region.
The project in Lori will be implemented in 2 phases. In the 1st phase
medical specialists will examine all those who will wish to undergo
preliminary eye screening followed by organization of surgical
treatment for those socially vulnerable groups, with whom serious
problems requiring surgical intervention will be revealed. Such
patients will be recommended to have their free treatment in the
mobile eye hospital. Those in need of glasses will be provided glasses
made special for them.
As a reminder, for more details the inhabitants of Lori region will
need to apply to the local health center and follow the announcements
posted there. For more information they may also call the AECP office
(010 55 90 68).
18:41 28/06/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/society/view/30317
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Project provided free eye care services for around 5,484 people in
Tavush region
The Orange Foundation, in partnership with the Armenian Eye Care
Project, is continuing its 2-year old project to help the inhabitants
of the Armenian regions with free eye care services, including eye
screenings, operations, laser treatments and prevention.
After Kotayk, the mobile eye hospital is now finishing its work in
Tavush, where around 5,484 adults and children underwent eye screening
and 2,300 glasses were provided. More than 200 people underwent laser
and surgical treatment, as during the preliminary screening problems
requiring such intervention had been revealed. Besides, 9 schools of
Tavush region hosted special classes on eye care for 1549 children
parallel to the eye screenings.
`Tavush is the 8th region visited in the scope of our joint initiative
with the Armenian Eye Care Project, where we are aiming to be of help
to local people. As a company who does not only care about business
but also, through the Orange Foundation, about vulnerable people
living in the country where we do business, we are happy to bring a
real difference to peoples' and families' lives.' said Francis
Gelibter, Chairman of the Board of the Orange Foundation.
`The fact that our cooperation with the Orange Foundation is a
long-term partnership, touching thousands of people, is very much
important. Thanks to our joint efforts people having social problems
but also issues with accessibility of medical services, can now
receive quality ophthalmological services completely for free, without
the necessity to travel to the capital. The results we record during
the work show that the number of people in need of eye care services
does not decrease with time, though the project `Light to Armenian
Eyes' has been operating in Armenia since already 10 years. The fact
that there is now a need among regional population for quality
services comes to complete the importance and the necessity of the
project. People in the regions now have the habit to wait and meet our
medical staff once in two years, get a screening and treatment', said
Nune Yeghiazaryan, Country Director of the Armenian Eye Care Project.
Already in July, the ophthalmological groups will visit Lori region.
The project in Lori will be implemented in 2 phases. In the 1st phase
medical specialists will examine all those who will wish to undergo
preliminary eye screening followed by organization of surgical
treatment for those socially vulnerable groups, with whom serious
problems requiring surgical intervention will be revealed. Such
patients will be recommended to have their free treatment in the
mobile eye hospital. Those in need of glasses will be provided glasses
made special for them.
As a reminder, for more details the inhabitants of Lori region will
need to apply to the local health center and follow the announcements
posted there. For more information they may also call the AECP office
(010 55 90 68).
18:41 28/06/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/society/view/30317
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress