BRAZILIAN AFFILIATE OF HAYASTAN FUND SPONSORS RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT NORK-MARASH HOSPITAL

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10.03.2010 13:11

The Brazilian affiliate of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund continues
to support major renovations at Yerevan’s Nork-Marash Infectious
Diseases Hospital. The latest project benefiting the facility,
the sixth such initiative sponsored by the Brazilian affiliate,
will result in the reconstruction of the hospital’s Pediatric and
Adolescent Infections departments.

Currently under way, the project was announced by Brazilian-affiliate
chairman Ochin Leon Mosditchian in October 2009, during his working
visit to Yerevan with a Brazilian-Armenian delegation.

"This is not the first time when a benefactor finances several
additional projects following the realization of an initial
undertaking," said Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund, commenting on the Brazilian-Armenian community’s
consistent support of Nork-Marash Hospital.

"Commitment of this level ensures that issues faced by a given
beneficiary are solved in a comprehensive manner," Vardanyan added.

"The continued support of sponsors such as the Armenian-Brazilian
community is a testament to the effectiveness of the Hayastan
All-Armenian Fund as well as the confidence it inspires among donors."

Since 2005, the fund has implemented a string of extensive projects at
Nork-Marash Hospital. They include the reconstruction of the Intensive
Care Unit, Intestinal Infections Department, and Infectious Diseases
Department, the installation of a new roof on one of the hospital’s two
main wings, the installation of a heating system, and the construction
of a boiler room.

"Without a doubt, these major renovations and upgrades have
significantly improved the general quality of our medical services
as well as our patients’ sense of well-being," said Dr. Ara Asoyan,
chief physician at Nork-Marash Hospital. "Today our vastly enhanced
facility enables us to provide top-notch care and makes us far better
prepared to deal with epidemics."

According to Dr. Asoyan, close to 7,200 patients (including 2,350
outpatients) have received care at the hospital’s renovated departments
during 2009.