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HOW A CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN WORKS IN ARMENIA: PROMISED MEDICAL CARE NOT PROVIDED
03.20.2015 13:14 epress.am
The "For You, Women" charitable healthcare campaign, initiated by
Yerevan Municipality and dedicated to the so-called Women's Month
(March 8 to April 7), does not function properly, Epress.am was told
by a woman (she wished to remain anonymous) who has applied to the
program. The hospital she had applied to rejected her application
with the justification "we no longer have any room," the woman said.
According to the official statement issued by the Yerevan Municipality,
women are to receive free-of charge gynecological, ophthalmological
services, thyroid ultrasounds, CAT scans, and if necessary, surgical
interventions within the framework of the "For You, Women" charitable
campaign.
Our interviewee explained that when informed about the campaign, she
immediately went to the polyclinic on March 9, received a voucher and
went to the Shengavit Medical Center because she needed a gynecological
examination and treatment. On March 18, the Medical Center called
her and asked to pick her documents and go someplace else, because
there were no vacant places left. According to the woman, it would be
pointless to go to another hospital now, if she was "late" applying
so early.
The woman also said that she had previosuly applied to "Aragil" Fund
for Assistance of Reproductive Medicine, where the RA First Lady Rita
Sargsyan is an Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustee. In December
2014, her files were transferred from the foundation to the Shengavit
Medical Center for surgery. They promised the woman that they would
call within a month but she has not received a call since.
"I needed a small surgical intervention. It's most likely for that
reason that neither "Aragil", nor "For You, Women" initiative wanted
to deal with it," the woman assumed.
Epress.am tried to obtain clarification from the Yerevan Municipality.
Spokesperson for the Municipality, Artur Gevorgyan, said that all
women who applied to the campaign have to receive free-of-charge
medical care. "The campaign does not finish until the last woman
receives medical treatment," said Gevorgyan. He reassured that the
campaign would not end on April 7 and that from March 9 to April 7
is only the time to register.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/03/20/how-a-charitable-campaign-works-in-armenia-promised-medical-care-not-provided.html
03.20.2015 13:14 epress.am
The "For You, Women" charitable healthcare campaign, initiated by
Yerevan Municipality and dedicated to the so-called Women's Month
(March 8 to April 7), does not function properly, Epress.am was told
by a woman (she wished to remain anonymous) who has applied to the
program. The hospital she had applied to rejected her application
with the justification "we no longer have any room," the woman said.
According to the official statement issued by the Yerevan Municipality,
women are to receive free-of charge gynecological, ophthalmological
services, thyroid ultrasounds, CAT scans, and if necessary, surgical
interventions within the framework of the "For You, Women" charitable
campaign.
Our interviewee explained that when informed about the campaign, she
immediately went to the polyclinic on March 9, received a voucher and
went to the Shengavit Medical Center because she needed a gynecological
examination and treatment. On March 18, the Medical Center called
her and asked to pick her documents and go someplace else, because
there were no vacant places left. According to the woman, it would be
pointless to go to another hospital now, if she was "late" applying
so early.
The woman also said that she had previosuly applied to "Aragil" Fund
for Assistance of Reproductive Medicine, where the RA First Lady Rita
Sargsyan is an Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustee. In December
2014, her files were transferred from the foundation to the Shengavit
Medical Center for surgery. They promised the woman that they would
call within a month but she has not received a call since.
"I needed a small surgical intervention. It's most likely for that
reason that neither "Aragil", nor "For You, Women" initiative wanted
to deal with it," the woman assumed.
Epress.am tried to obtain clarification from the Yerevan Municipality.
Spokesperson for the Municipality, Artur Gevorgyan, said that all
women who applied to the campaign have to receive free-of-charge
medical care. "The campaign does not finish until the last woman
receives medical treatment," said Gevorgyan. He reassured that the
campaign would not end on April 7 and that from March 9 to April 7
is only the time to register.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/03/20/how-a-charitable-campaign-works-in-armenia-promised-medical-care-not-provided.html