RENOVATED VEDI POLYCLINIC OPEN IT DOORS TO PUBLIC
2009/ 07/31 | 15:40
Public Health
On July 31, 2009, a ribbon cutting ceremony marked the reopening of
the Vedi Medical Center’s Children Polyclinic. Sangita Patel,head of
the USAID/Armenia Social Reform Office and Mayor of Vedi Varuzhan
Barseghyan cut the ceremonial ribbon . This renovation was made
possible through the joint efforts of the US government, local
Armenian government and the Vedi Medical Center with the support of
USAID Project NOVA.
The Vedi Municipality and the Medical Center provided 25% of the
renovation budget, while USAID Project NOVA contributed 75%. In
addition, as part of Project NOVA, the Vedi Polyclinic personnel –
pediatricians and family physicians – participated in a series of
state-of-the-art training activities focusing on child health.
Project NOVA has worked in the Vedi region since 2006. Project works
include the establishment of a maternity school, renovation and
furnishing of the Women’s Consultation Center at the Vedi maternity
school, as well as training of medical personnel in key maternal and
child healthcare sectors. The Project has also renovated 10 rural
health posts in the Vedi region through the Community Partnership
for Health initiative, trained 14 community nurses in safe maternity
clinical skills and provided them with basic equipment and supplies
required for mother and child healthcare.