RA MINISTER OF DIASPORA COMPLETES HER VISIT TO USA
Noyan Tapan
July 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES, JULY 10, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. As was previously
reported, RA Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobian participated in the
International Forum of Armenian Doctors in the U.S. on July 1-4 and
delivered an extensive speech there. She asked the Armenian doctors
to pay special attention to the following problems:
1. To dedicate the future training and retraining programs of
specialists to the creation of modern centers in Armenia in line with
the latest achievements in health sector. It is necessary to introduce
all innovations in Armenia and help with solution of the problem of
having a healthy society and nation. The dynamics of the growth in
sickness statistics should be taken into account when opening new
centers and clinics.
2. Many head a medical institution: it will be quite useful and
efficient if, based on the example of siter cities, links are
established among hospitals in cities and villages of Armenia and
Artsakh and the indicated hospitals, following the principle of mutual
help and exchange of experience – "Hospital to Hospital" movement is
an important initial point of Armenia-Diaspora cooperation.
3. The existing huge potential should be used to bring the quality of
medical education into line with international standards, especially
as the reforms in this direction have already begun at Yerevan State
Medical University.
4. The Ministry of Diaspora proposes assisting the AMIC and creating,
by joint efforts, AMIC units in those Diasporan communities where
they are absent.
The UK Minister of Health Ara Darzi, Armenian Minister of Health
Harutyun Kushkian, NKR Minister of Health Armen Khachatrian, other
doctors participating in the forum showed great interest in the
problems discussed in H. Hakobian’s speech.
According to the Press and PR Department of the RA Ministry of
Diaspora, the schedule of the minister’s working meetings was quite
busy.
Hranush Hakobian visited the Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Armenia to the UN and met with representatives of the ARF, Hay Dat
and Hamazkayin. She went to St. Vardan Church where she met with the
head of the Eastern Armenian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian and members of the diocesan council.
The next meeting of Ms. Hakobian was at the Armenian General Benevolent
Union (AGBU). She went to the primacy of the Eastern diocese of
the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia and had a meeting with the
diocesan head Archbishop Oshakan Choloyan. The Armenian ambassador
to the U.S. Tatul Margarian and the Representative of Armenia to the
UN Armen Martirosian took part in the meeting.
During their meeting with Ms. Hakobian, the members of the Fund for
Armenian Relief (FAR) Board informed her about the work done so far
in such spheres of Armenia as education, culture, social security,
children’s rights protection, etc. The minister handed RA Ministry of
Diaspora diplomas to a number of famous Diasporan Armenian scientists
and benefactors for their contribution to the Armenian health care
system.
Issues related to the implementation of the programs developed by RA
Ministry of Diaspora for the purpose of establishing closer relations
between Armenia and the Diaspora and solving the problems of importance
to all the Armenians were discussed during the meetings of Hranish
Hakobian with Diasporan Armenian benefactors Annette Joulfakian,
Rita Palian, Edgar Hovsepian and Aram Choubanian.