ArmInfo.The Engineering Association of Armenia will receive a grant of AMD 90 million from the state for the development, design and construction of mechanical  ventilation devices. The decision  was made at a meeting of the RA  Government on April 16.

As Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan, emphasized in his  speech, the Ministry had previously announced a competition for  applications for the design, modeling, partial and complete  production of mechanical ventilation, which received over 300  applications. Based on the results of the tender, the best ideas were  selected, on the basis of which the Engineering Association, together  with partners, will develop, design, and conduct a laboratory study  of the new apparatus. The Minister noted that within 4-5 months it  will be possible to organize the assembly of 40-50 devices per month.  Currently, the world is experiencing a shortage of 800 thousand  mechanical ventilation devices, and this deficit will continue to  increase. For this reason, the organization of its own production can  play a role in overcoming the effects of coronavirus.