AECP - 20 Years Anniversary Brochure

201992-2012

Celebrate!

Yearsof Bringing

Hope&SightHighlights for

The Armenian EyeCare Project| 2

The Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) is a U.S.-based charity organization founded in 1992 by Armenian-American ophthalmologist Dr. Roger Ohanesian. The AECP offi ce in Armenia was established in 2002.

The AECP’s mission is to eliminate preventable blindness and make eye care accessible to all people in Armenia. Many highly qualifi ed American academic ophthalmologists have been invited to visit Armenia to treat patients and share knowledge with their Armenian colleagues.

The AECP carries out its activities in Armenia in close cooperation with many partners in Armenia and outside. The AECP wishes to acknowledge the following partners for fruitful cooperation:

Ministry of Health of Armenia• Ministry of Labor and Social Issues of Armenia• Governors offi ces in all the marzes of Armenia• Yerevan municipality, community councils • S. Malayan Ophthalmological Center• Kanaker - Zeytun Medical Center• Yerevan State Medical University #1 eye clinic• Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Yerevan and Gyumri• Regional medical centers, health centers and FAPs (village health points)• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) • Numerous organizations and individuals in the Armenian Diaspora• Embassies of a number of countries in Armenia• Numerous non-governmental and international organizations• Orange Foundation• Gebauer Stiftung• Burn’s Committee•

Overall, the AECP activities have greatly contributed to implementation of the “Armenian National Strategy of Blindness Prevention” program .

PROJECT & PARTNERS

of the Armenian National Strategy of Blindness Prevention program .

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MEDICAL MISSIONS& VOLUNTEERS

U.S. medical missions to Armenia - 40Ophthalmologists traveled to Armenia at their own expense - 60


DONATIONS TO ARMENIA

The AECP initiated over $19 million worth donations of medical equipment and supplies to Armenian hospitals and clinics by American pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies and private individuals.


MEDICAL OUTREACH

The AECP’s coutrywide program “Bringing Sight to Armenian Eyes” has started in 2003 with the objective to make the quality eye care accessible to population in all the regions of Armenia which will help to prevent avoidable blindness in the country. Within the scope of the project the AECP Medical teams and the Mobile Eye Hospital (MEH) travel to rural and urban communities of Armenia.

People screened - 300,000 Surgeries and lasers -14,000Eyeglasses provided - 43,000


NATIONAL PROGRAMPREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY (ROP)

The program has strarted in 2010 in cooperation with USAID and Ministry of Health of Armenia. The AECP-trained physicians regularly screen all premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Those in need of treatment undergo laser procedures.

Infants screened - 800 Infants saved - 50


The AECP and its partners aim at turning Armenia into a regional center of excellence in ophthalmology through the transfer of knowledge and institutionalization of services.

International training conferences organized - 12 Specialty clinics equipped at S. Malayan Ophthalmological Center &

Kanaker – Zeytun Medical Center - Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea and Uveitis, Neuro-orbital, Low vision.

These clinics are led by the Armenian ophthalmologists who had their fellowships in the fi nest eye care institutions of the U.S., thanks to the AECP sponsorship. The AECP fellows now transfer their knowledge to their colleagues and students.

CAPACITY BUILDING


Primary health care providers trained - 2,000 With the fi nancial support of the USAID and assistance from the

Ophthalmological Center after S. Malayan, the AECP opened the Education and Diagnostic Center furnished with state-of-the-art equipment in 2006.

Thanks to the generous donation of the U.S.-based company Pfi zer, the AECP brought the Wet Lab to Armenia where the Armenian ophthalmologists improve their surgical skills.

MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING


PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE & ACADEMIC SUPPORT

The books authored by the AECP - the “Eye Diseases” and the “Essentials of Ophthalmology” are the fi rst textbooks on ophthalmology in Armenian language. These books serve as a reference for the professional upgrade of the Armenian primary health care specialists and ophthalmologists.

The AECP published the brochure “Countdown Towards 2020: Activities and Statistics” presenting eye care statistics and analysis on national and regional levels, and providing valuable insight for policy makers to analyze and estimate the demand of eye care services in the country.services in the country.


PUBLIC EDUCATION

Educational brochures published - 602,000Public education classes delivered - 400 for 10,000 children, 900 parents & health activists


DATA ANALYSIS & RESEARCH

The AECP continues the analysis of the data collected during the eye screenings of population and scientifi c researches. The results of data analysis have made it possible to develop some core indicators on the eye health and prevalence of eye diseases among the Armenian population.

Prevalence of eye diseases causing blindness in the

regions of Armenia for the population of 50+

The Armenian EyeCare Project

The Armenian EyeCare ProjectBringing Sight to Armenian Eyes

Aygestan 5th str., house 7; 0070 Yerevan; ArmeniaPhone (374 10) 55 90 68; Fax (374 10) 57 76 94

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