FAR Health Program

Nov 182 min read

Nutrition Today Matters Tomorrow: Lessons and Next Steps

The third international conference “Nutrition Today Matters Tomorrow,” hosted by FAR on November 14-15 at the American University of...

From Nurse to Leader: A Dispatch from Armine Sahakyan

Oct 302 min read

FAR Health Program

From Nurse to Leader: A Dispatch from Armine Sahakyan

From a young age, Armine Sahakyan, 37, was drawn to healthcare. Becoming a head nurse was her dream, and helping others in treatment...

FAR and New England Doctors Team up to Combat Hypertension in Armenia

Oct 282 min read

FAR Partnerships

FAR and New England Doctors Team up to Combat Hypertension in Armenia

We are thrilled to kick off another essential health initiative in Armenia aimed at improving blood pressure control among the vulnerable...

Empowering Artsakhtsi Nurse through Employment Opportunities

Sep 302 min read

FAR Health Program

Empowering Artsakhtsi Nurse through Employment Opportunities

Lina Chilingaryan, 42, was the head nurse at the Center of Maternal and Child Health Protection in Stepanakert, Artsakh, until September...

Sep 192 min read

CME

Bringing New Lives Beyond Borders

“Gynecology is unique because you’re working with people who are not sick,” Dr. Gevorgyan explains. “Pregnant women are healthy...

FAR’s Healthy and Balanced Menu Makes a Difference in Kosh Kindergarten

Sep 82 min read

FAR Schools

FAR’s Healthy and Balanced Menu Makes a Difference in Kosh Kindergarten

Since 2021, the Kosh Community Kindergarten has made fighting hunger and food insecurity a top priority after FAR expanded its Child...

The Commuting Doctor: A Dispatch from Dr. Artem Petrosyan

Aug 12 min read

FAR Education

The Commuting Doctor: A Dispatch from Dr. Artem Petrosyan

Artem Petrosyan, 51, is the only family doctor in Argel village of Kotayk Province. He serves as a lifeline for around 3,200 residents of...

Pediatric Intensive Care Training: A Critical Need Now

Jul 252 min read

FAR Health Program

Pediatric Intensive Care Training: A Critical Need Now

In 2015, the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) organized a groundbreaking conference on pediatric intensive care, aiming to reduce child...

May 2, 20232 min read

FAR Health Program

It's not just a matter of food

Since the launch of our Combatting Malnutrition project in 2019, the number of children attending local daycare facilities in Armenia’s...

Jan 10, 20231 min read

FAR Partnerships

Some Incredible Partners

Our partners are incredible. Recently, several doctors from Harvard with whom we’ve worked closely traveled to Armenia from Boston to...

FAR Supports the 4th International Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Dec 14, 20222 min read

FAR Health Program

FAR Supports the 4th International Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology

The FAR-supported Fourth International Congress of Geriatrics and Gerontology, held on December 1-2, was organized by the Association of...

Dec 14, 20222 min read

FAR Health Program

Nurses are Community Lifelines

Throughout Armenia’s rural areas, communities often depend on their nurses for their healthcare needs. With a shortage of doctors in...

Nov 14, 20221 min read

CME

Better Practitioners, Better Healthcare

For Armine Saribekyan lifelong learning is a prerogative for a rural physician who wishes to truly serve her patients and her community. ...

Oct 30, 20221 min read

FAR Health Program

A Life-Changing Opportunity

For the past six months, Dr. Garik Yeganyan, a neurologist from the Vanadzor Medical Center has been studying acute and inpatient stroke...

Aug 7, 20221 min read

CME

Dedicated to the Children of Artsakh

For the past seven years, Dr. Anahit Petrosyan has conducted bioanalysis atArevik Medical Center for Children in Artsakh. This year she...

Jun 9, 20221 min read

CME

Helping Their American Counterparts

Dr. Achikam Oren-Grinberg and his team from Boston, Dr. Eli Gelfand and Dina Labkovsky, came to Armenia on a special mission: to enhance...

Watch How She Better Serves Her Community

May 25, 20221 min read

FAR Health Program

Watch How She Better Serves Her Community

Dr. Karine Harutyunyan is the sole doctor for the 1,200 residents in a remote part of Armenia’s Syunik Province. She typically sees about...

Apr 19, 20221 min read

FAR Economic Program

Berd's Vision

Dr. Jorjeta Machkalyan, 77, is the sole ophthalmologist at Berd Medical Center, which means she serves 17 different communities and sees...

Feb 24, 20221 min read

FAR Health Program

We Help Them Heal the Nation

When Dr. Narine Gevorgyan spent several months in Artsakh as part of our new Doctors for Artsakh Program, she noticed a glaring truth:...

Healthcare for the Sake of Artsakh's People

Jan 20, 20221 min read

FAR Health Program

Healthcare for the Sake of Artsakh's People

Dr. Seda Tadevosyan recently took a two-week break to go to Martakert and join our Doctors for Artsakh Program. The program, which kicked...