HHAF Montreal affiliate continues to sponsor major renovations

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Yerevan, July 4, 2012

Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Montreal affiliate continues to sponsor major
renovations at Abovyan Maternity Hospital

The Montreal affiliate of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund continues to
support extensive renovations at the Abovyan Maternity Hospital, in
Armenia’s Kotayk Region. The project is sponsored by benefactors Mr. and
Mrs. Vrej and Imasdouhi Nigoghossian of Canada.

With the first phase of the project, in 2010, the fund completely renovated
the hospital’s Delivery Ward, transforming it into a state-of-the-art
facility. The second phase, carried out earlier this year, resulted in the
reconstruction and modernization of the hospital’s Postnatal Department. The
third phase, which was announced in May following a visit to the hospital by
a delegation of the Montreal affiliate, will comprise the refurbishment of
three patient rooms (with a total area of 70 square meters) in the Postnatal
Department.

“At the time the first leg of the project was begun, the hospital was in
critical need of refurbishments and upgrades, as it hadn’t undergone a
substantial renovation since its establishment in 1986,” said Dr. Larissa
Madoyan, the Abovyan Maternity Hospital’s chief physician and director. The
facility serves the populations of the city of Abovyan as well as 20 nearby
rural communities.

Commenting on the renovations at the hospital, Ara Vardanyan, the fund’s
executive director, said, “We strongly encourage all of our benefactors to
visit the sites of projects they have sponsored, just as Mr. and Mrs.
Nigoghossian have done, not only to gain first-hand knowledge of what has
been accomplished, but determine whether further development work is
warranted. Such a hands-on approach is in the interest of benefactors and
the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund alike, as it helps reinforce a sense of
responsibility among beneficiaries with regard to the care and upkeep of
newly built or renovated facilities realized through development projects.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress