AGBU DONATES ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION EQUIPMENT TO MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS OF ARMENIA AND JAVAKHK
Noyan Tapan
Mar 06 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian General Benevolent Union
(AGBU) donated 12 devices for ultrasound examination (sonography
and echocardiography) of the total cost of 290 thousand dollars to
state medical institutions of Armenia and Javakhk. During the March
6 official ceremony of handing the equipment, Andreas Hambartsumian,
head of the Radial Diagnosis Chair of Yerevan State Medical University,
said that such devices allow to carry out a comprehensive examination
of heart and internal organs by modern methods and ensure a rapid
and safe diagnosis at an early stage of a disease. In his words,
ultrasound examination is a safe and relatively cheap method for
diagnosing various diseases of heart and internal organs. It was noted
that Armenian regions, which lack modern equipment for ultrasound
examination, have been included in this program. Director of the AGBU
Armenia Office Ashot Ghazarian said that doctors to use this eqipment
have undergone training. During training courses, they familiarized
theselves with skills necessary to use these devices and learnt the
latest information in the sphere of sonography and echocardiography.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
