Disability Prevention Among Children and Outreach Clinics in Armenia - Phase V

Beneficiaries Description: Direct beneficiaries of the project are about 4,000 newborns, 200 disabled children (to be identified) and 9 trained doctors of the targeted regions. Indirect beneficiaries are the families of the newborns and disabled children.

Project Areas:  Metsamor city of Armavir region, Sisian city of Syunik region, Masis city of Ararat region, Abovyan city of Kotayk region, Dilijan, Noyemberian cities of Tavush region, Talin and Tsaghkahovit cities of Aragatsotn region of Armenia.

Project Goal: To reduce DDH disability among children and improve the quality of life of disabled children in Metsamor city of Armavir region, Sisian city of Syunik region, Masis city of Ararat region, Abovyan city of Kotayk region, Dilijan, Noyemberian cities of Tavush region, Talin and Tsaghkahovit cities of Aragatsotn region of Armenia.

Project Objectives:

  1. By the end of 2014 to improve the knowledge and skills of 9 medical doctors from 6 targeted regions on prevention and management of DDH.
  2. By the end of 2014 to improve the quality of life of disabled children of 6 targeted regions of Armenia by conducting 6 outreach clinics for medical examination.
  3. By the end of 2014 to improve technical capacities of 9 maternity homes of targeted regions of Armenia by providing infant ultrasound screening tables.
Project Type:Self-Developed
Start Date: May 19, 2014
End Date:December 30, 2014
Coordinator / Responsible Person:Zara Janibekyan
Project Cost by JMF:AMD: 5,589,000    USD: 13,800
Beneficiaries Number:4,209