Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Launches Telemedicine Program in Armenia

On May 27, the Telemedicine Program was presented and launched at the Medical Science Library of Armenia in Yerevan. Khoren Bandazian, the chairman of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund U.S. Eastern Region Affiliate’s Board of Directors, opened the event by presenting the Fund’s initiatives in support of Armenia and Karabagh. He noted that since the Fund’s inception in 1992, it has developed and implemented numerous projects in various fields ranging from education to construction. Some of the most remarkable moments, he said, were the opening of the Stepanakert Policlinic in 2004 and the medical training of its staff; the implementation of various education projects involving the expertise of foreign specialists, mainly from the professional network of Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan; and the online medical diagnostic session held in New York in 2009.

(L-R): Irina Lazarian, executive director, and Khoren Bandazian, chairman, Hayastan All-Armenian Fund U.S. Eastern Region Affiliate
(L-R): Irina Lazarian, executive director, and Khoren Bandazian, chairman, Hayastan All-Armenian Fund U.S. Eastern Region Affiliate

The presentation continued with remarks by Irina Lazarian, the executive director of the U.S. Eastern Region Affiliate, stressed that the Fund would continue to concentrate on three directions: education through online conferences, continuous medical education (particularly doctors’ training at regional hospitals), and online medical diagnostics and consultations.

Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan
Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan

Dr. Yaghjyan, a member of the U.S. Eastern Affiliate based in New York, as well as the project manager of the affiliate’s “Hyebridge Telehealth” program, added that the Telemedicine Program had been operating in Karabagh since 2007. The treatment of cardio-vascular system diseases and cancer, which are the main causes of mortality in Armenia, were going to be the primary focus of the web conferences, he said. The program is expected to involve leading Armenian doctors from Russia and the United States.

Utilizing the Rostelecom’s “Video Call” service, the event concluded with a web conference with the Medical Center of Kapan. Modern treatment methods of cerebral palsy were the major topic of the conference. It was conducted by the chief neurological surgeon of Armenia, Dr. Ruben Fanarjyan.

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