Healthcare

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...

Beyond the Classroom: FAR’s Role in Empowering Children through Extracurricular Programs

Nov 42 min read

FAR Education

Beyond the Classroom: FAR’s Role in Empowering Children through Extracurricular Programs

Since launching the Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Program (BCPP) in Tavush province, Armenia, FAR has focused on helping rural children...

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...

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...

Jan 24, 20231 min read

BCPP

FAR Completely Changed my Mind

Since she was a child Mane Mkrtchyan has wanted to work in medicine. Her parents, both scientists, encouraged her to work in IT but she...

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...

Aug 17, 20221 min read

Healthcare

Doctors Sharpen Their Skills

Professional development for healthcare practitioners is one of the cornerstones of our Health Program. This summer, FAR relaunched a...

Trainings for Nurses are Relaunched in Artsakh

Aug 26, 20212 min read

FAR Health Program

Trainings for Nurses are Relaunched in Artsakh

FAR continues to find all possible avenues of support for the people of Artsakh after last year’s devastating war, including ensuring...

Changing the State of Healthcare in Tavush

Jul 19, 20211 min read

FAR Health Program

Changing the State of Healthcare in Tavush

For Dr. Gayane Gevorgyan, it is a much greater challenge to teach than to be a student, especially after training 11 of one’s colleagues...

Training Reaches Physicians in Remote Provinces

Jul 1, 20211 min read

Healthcare

Training Reaches Physicians in Remote Provinces

FAR recently relaunched a series of in-person trainings on non-communicable diseases, or NCD, for 15 physicians from Armenia’s Sisian...

Dec 11, 20201 min read

Healthcare

How Artsakh’s War Has Changed Healthcare

The scale of the recent war in Artsakh has taken a great toll on Armenia and Artsakh's healthcare systems. The sheer intensity and...

More Than 850 Participate in Lessons from COVID Conference

Aug 5, 20201 min read

Healthcare

More Than 850 Participate in Lessons from COVID Conference

More than 850 physicians and healthcare professionals from around the world participated in the “COVID Pandemic-Lessons Learnt”...

FAR Helps 450 Armenian Doctors Better Prepare for COVID-19 Response

Jun 16, 20201 min read

Healthcare

FAR Helps 450 Armenian Doctors Better Prepare for COVID-19 Response

As part of its response to COVID-19 FAR launched a webinar training series specifically geared toward healthcare professionals. Four...

FAR Helps Boy with Cerebral Palsy Obtain Life-Changing Surgery

Dec 10, 20192 min read

FAR Health Program

FAR Helps Boy with Cerebral Palsy Obtain Life-Changing Surgery

Six-year-old Davit Tashchyan likes to listen to music on his headphones and take long walks in his mother’s arms. Davit was diagnosed...

FAR Recognized for its Project to Fight Childhood Malnutrition in Armenia

Dec 4, 20192 min read

BCPP

FAR Recognized for its Project to Fight Childhood Malnutrition in Armenia

Over the past decade, Fund for Armenian Relief has been a pioneer in battling malnutrition in Armenia. FAR has focused activities to...

After CME Training, Artsakh Doctor to Better Assist Children with Diabetes

Nov 22, 20192 min read

CME

After CME Training, Artsakh Doctor to Better Assist Children with Diabetes

Dr. Shogher Grigoryan, a pediatric endocrinologist from Artsakh, recently completed her second experience with FAR’s Continuing Medical...