Artsakh Children Health Assessment Project

10 June 24

 The “Arabkir” United Children's Charity Foundation, in collaboration with UNICEF and with financial support from the French government, is implementing a program to assess the health needs of forcibly displaced children from Nagorno-Karabakh and provide guidance for their further treatment. The goal is early detection of chronic diseases and developmental problems among these children and the organization of appropriate treatment.

• As part of the project, mobile teams of multidisciplinary doctors visit the target regions of Lori, Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Shirak and Aragatsotn. These teams include specialists from Muratsan University Hospital, Wigmore Women's and Children's Hospital, Holy Mother of God Maternity Hospital, and Arabkir Medical Center - Institute of Child and Adolescent Health. The specialists include pediatric neurologists, orthopedic traumatologists, surgeons, urologists, developmental pediatricians, rehabilitation specialists, allergists-pulmonologists, and endocrinologists.
• In addition to providing consultations to the children, the specialists from Yerevan also conduct practical educational courses for doctors and nurses in the primary healthcare facilities of the target regions. 
• The mobile team also includes doctors from Stepanakert’s "Arevik" Children's Hospital, who are currently working in the aforementioned medical institutions. This partnership ensures that children receive comprehensive, specialized medical care tailored to their needs.
• So far, 1437 children have been examined and 1269 cases have been identified.