U.S. AND ARMENIAN DOCTORS OFFER EYE AND DENTAL TREATMENT IN RURAL ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
Sep 18, 2007

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS: September 18th through the 20th,
two U.S. 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 U.S. Embassy in Yerevan said 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 U.S. 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 U.S. Office of Defense Cooperation in Armenia works to foster
U.S. government and industry assistance to Armenia in the defense
sphere. The office operates under the authority of the U.S. Chief
of Mission in Armenia and the U.S. European Command, located in
Stuttgart, Germany.