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March 20, 2020 Garen Yegparian 1

What else could I possibly write about this week but the contagion that has engulfed all mankind – intentional use of this arguably sexist word to evoke ancient dread of contagion that has periodically visited […]

Opinion

COVID-19 and the Test for Good Citizenship

March 17, 2020 Houry Mayissian 0

Difficult times have a way of bringing out the worst, and the best, in people. As the world grapples with the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic, governments are struggling to contain the virus, health systems are coming […]

News

US Medical Mission Provides Medical Assistance to Armenia and Artsakh

October 8, 2019 Guest Contributor 0

Since 2015, Hayastan All Armenian Fund (HAAF) and Armenia Fund US have been partnering with the Adventist Health Glendale medical team to organize their visit to Armenia to improve the local healthcare sector. This is […]

Community News

Camp Haiastan Made Me an Entrepreneur

July 31, 2019 Elizabeth Tikoyan 1

Camp Haiastan has been the meeting grounds for countless marriages, lifelong friendships and memories. Looking back, never in a million years did I think camp would pave my path to becoming an entrepreneur. Upon my […]

News

Armenian government approves healthcare for minors, minimum wage hike

July 2, 2019 Raffi Elliott 3

YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved a proposal to provide free universal health coverage to all Armenians under 18 years of age. The government has allocated 12 billion drams ($25 million) from the state budget to […]

News

Bike-sharing Startups Race to Provide Commuting Alternatives in Yerevan

June 27, 2019 Raffi Elliott 1

YEREVAN—Residents of the Armenian capital will be experiencing the ‘micro-transit’ revolution in force this summer. At least two startups are vying to set up public bike sharing networks in the city. Yerevan is now the […]

News

Health Minister: Smoking Ban and Universal Coverage Coming Soon

June 12, 2019 Raffi Elliott 5

YEREVAN—In an interview with the Armenian Weekly, Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan discussed his Ministry’s priorities in the Pashinyan government’s first term. While praising his predecessor’s successes in reforming primary care, maternity and child care […]

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Harutiun and Dzovinar Mateossian Bequeath $150,000 to the ARS Health Center in Akhourian

July 9, 2018 Armenian Relief Society International Inc. 0

AKHOURIAN, Armenia—The Central Executive Board of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) recently announced a generous contribution of 200,000 Australian dollars ($153,000 USD) received from the late Mr. and Mrs. Harutiun and Dzovinar Mateossian’s will. “[The […]

Research

Marriage Contract: Armenians against Venereal Diseases at the Beginning of the 20th Century

May 27, 2018 Anna Aleksanyan 0

From the Armenian Weekly 2018 Magazine Dedicated to the Centennial of the First Republic of Armenia “Hidden venereal diseases[1] have begun to spread also among us, as they were spread in Russia and Europe. Syphilis[2] […]

News

New Healthcare Regulation Requires Doctors’ Prescriptions for Medicines in Armenia

March 2, 2018 Sofia Manukyan 0

YEREVAN (A.W.)—Based on a decision adopted in Nov. 2017, out of the 4,700 medicines registered in Armenia, 2,700 will be obtainable only through possession of a doctor’s prescription. This is a dramatic change from current practice […]

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