Newly Equipped and Furnished Ambulatory in Refugee Village

Nor Artamet village has a population of 1,300 (520 households) that includes a sizeable internally-displaced persons (IDP) community. The displaced families mostly reside in the houses constructed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Many families do not have permanent shelters and live in metal containers or trailers that are unsanitary and unsuitable for living. People are unable to receive basic medical services since the only village ambulatory -- recently renovated by USAID's Project Nova -- lacks primary medical supplies and equipment. Counterpart Humanitarian Assistance Program/Armenia (CHAP) has been donating clothing, boots, household items, bedding, school supplies and other necessary items since February of 2003. In summer 2006, CHAP took the initiative to collaborate with Department of State (DOS) funded partner organizations such as IRD, UMCOR, Rostropovich Foundation and SAE to launch a project in Nor Artamet. At an event on November 3, CHAP received one FEU container of Primary Care Kits, part of which was donated to the village ambulatory, while DOS Humanitarian Assistance partner organizations jointly distributed humanitarian assistance. UMCOR and IRD provided medicine and hygiene kits, ARDA Foundation distributed food, and SAE mobile medical team provided free medical check-ups and services for the entire village population. Read more on "U.S. Assistance Efforts in Armenia" Photo courtesy of Embassy Yerevan