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ARMENIAN EYE CARE PROJECT, ORANGE FOUNDATION CONTINUE FREE EYE CARE SERVICES IN SYUNIK
13:28 19/09/2014 >> HEALTH
Results of the joint initiative of Orange Foundation and Armenian
Eye Care Project (AECP) have been summarized in Syunik province. As
part of this initiative, free eye screenings have been performed for
inhabitants of provinces, as well as medical treatments and surgeries
implemented. Free surgeries are delivered to inhabitants based on
social criteria.
1,500 adults have benefited from free of charge eye-care services
and 337 free of charge surgeries have been performed in Mobile eye
hospital (MEH). During the month of October, special classes on eye
care will as well be organized in 9 schools.
"By its large scale, this project, which we have been implementing
together with our partners, is probably one of the most impressive
of Orange Foundation as it improves concretely lives of thousands
of people. We are very proud that since 2011, when we started our
cooperation with AECP, more than 66,000 people have already received
free of charge eye-care services. We are going to continue this
cooperation, making sure that eye-care services are available for
inhabitants of all regions," said Francis Gelibter, Chairman of the
Board of Orange Armenia Foundation.
"This is our 6th visit to Syunik province. We are glad that this is
the second time the visit is made together with Orange Foundation.
Although the number of inhabitants in Syunik province is not very high,
still it has a strategic importance, considering the distance from the
capital city where eye-care service is more available, while in Syunik
the lack of such is still obvious. Therefore, the implemented works
were in particular necessary for the socially vulnerable population
of the region," said AECP Armenian office director Nune Yeghiazaryan.
As part of this large-scale joint initiative between Armenian Eye
Care project and Orange Foundation, this year overall in 5 regions of
Armenia medical examinations of 11,300 adults and 4 600 children and
provision of around 2,000 eye glasses are foreseen. Works, planned for
2014, have already been completed in Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik
and Syunik provinces. Mobile hospital will perform in total more
than 1,000 surgeries and laser treatments. At the same time, the
comprehensive special classes on eye care are being organized in
regional schools.
The next phase of the project will cover Armavir province.
Since 2011 due to cooperation of AECP and Orange Foundation more
than 66,000 people (54,000 adults and 12,000 children) have received
eye screenings, 8,487 people passed in-depth medical examinations in
MEH, 5,044 operations and laser treatments have been performed and
23,631 eye glasses distributed. The project has been implemented in
9 regions of Armenia, moreover, Shirak, Aragatsotn, Ararat, Vayots
Dzor and Syunik provinces have been visited twice.
Source: Panorama.am
13:28 19/09/2014 >> HEALTH
Results of the joint initiative of Orange Foundation and Armenian
Eye Care Project (AECP) have been summarized in Syunik province. As
part of this initiative, free eye screenings have been performed for
inhabitants of provinces, as well as medical treatments and surgeries
implemented. Free surgeries are delivered to inhabitants based on
social criteria.
1,500 adults have benefited from free of charge eye-care services
and 337 free of charge surgeries have been performed in Mobile eye
hospital (MEH). During the month of October, special classes on eye
care will as well be organized in 9 schools.
"By its large scale, this project, which we have been implementing
together with our partners, is probably one of the most impressive
of Orange Foundation as it improves concretely lives of thousands
of people. We are very proud that since 2011, when we started our
cooperation with AECP, more than 66,000 people have already received
free of charge eye-care services. We are going to continue this
cooperation, making sure that eye-care services are available for
inhabitants of all regions," said Francis Gelibter, Chairman of the
Board of Orange Armenia Foundation.
"This is our 6th visit to Syunik province. We are glad that this is
the second time the visit is made together with Orange Foundation.
Although the number of inhabitants in Syunik province is not very high,
still it has a strategic importance, considering the distance from the
capital city where eye-care service is more available, while in Syunik
the lack of such is still obvious. Therefore, the implemented works
were in particular necessary for the socially vulnerable population
of the region," said AECP Armenian office director Nune Yeghiazaryan.
As part of this large-scale joint initiative between Armenian Eye
Care project and Orange Foundation, this year overall in 5 regions of
Armenia medical examinations of 11,300 adults and 4 600 children and
provision of around 2,000 eye glasses are foreseen. Works, planned for
2014, have already been completed in Ararat, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik
and Syunik provinces. Mobile hospital will perform in total more
than 1,000 surgeries and laser treatments. At the same time, the
comprehensive special classes on eye care are being organized in
regional schools.
The next phase of the project will cover Armavir province.
Since 2011 due to cooperation of AECP and Orange Foundation more
than 66,000 people (54,000 adults and 12,000 children) have received
eye screenings, 8,487 people passed in-depth medical examinations in
MEH, 5,044 operations and laser treatments have been performed and
23,631 eye glasses distributed. The project has been implemented in
9 regions of Armenia, moreover, Shirak, Aragatsotn, Ararat, Vayots
Dzor and Syunik provinces have been visited twice.
Source: Panorama.am