US AND ARMENIAN DOCTORS OFFER EYE AND DENTAL TREATMENT IN RURAL ARMENIA
armradio.am
18.09.2007 14:48
September 18th through the 20th, two US military doctors, accompanied
by two Armenian military doctors, will perform eye and dental
examinations in the southern Armenian villages of Darbas, Shamb, and
Tatev. The focus of their activities will be children and the elderly.
The treatment teams will spend one day at each of the villages.
The Americans will be working with village medical treatment facilities
utilizing approximately $60,000 USD worth of medical supplies and
aid in addition to prescribing and then delivering prescription eye
glasses to those who are in need of them.
The doctors expect to screen and treat over 200 patients each day
at each village. This activity will supplement the work of Armenian
physicians who periodically visit the villages to deliver healthcare
services at health care posts.
The US Embassy’s Office of Defense Cooperation Bilateral Affairs
Officer Major Edward G. Keller commented that this initiative marks
one of several that are planned for villages in Armenia, and will
help promote other types of healthcare missions for the region in
the future.
The US Office of Defense Cooperation in Armenia works to foster US
government and industry assistance to Armenia in the defense sphere.
The office operates under the authority of the US Chief of Mission
in Armenia and the US European Command, located in Stuttgart, Germany.