MRS. AL-ASSAD, MRS. SARGSYAN VISIT CANCER UNIT

SANA – Syrian Arab News Agency
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March 23 2010

Mrs. Asma al-Assad and wife of the Armenian President Mrs. Rita
Sargsyan visited on Monday the first Specialized Unit for the diagnosis
and treatment of childhood cancer in Syria (BASMA) at al-Baironi
University Hospital in Damascus.

Mrs. al-Assad and Mrs. Sargsyan toured the Unit’s pavilions equipped
to accommodate 16 children, in addition to the small measures room,
an activity room for children and a daily clinic.

Mrs. Sargsyan admired BASMA’s qualitative and free-of-charge services
and its equipment that provide a comfortable environment for children.

She stressed the important role of the Unit in upgrading the conditions
of children with cancer. Mrs. Asmaa inaugurated the first Specialized
Unit for the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer in Syria
(BASMA) at al-Baironi Hospital in Damascus on September 15th, 2009.

The Unit is the first of its kind in the health sector in Syria,
representing an official and legal partnership between a civil sector
and a state sector.