YEREVAN, MAY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. By the means of the 1 mln 700 thousand dollars grant allocated by the Japanese Government, the RA Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Center, Hrazdan and Gavar maternity hospitals were satiated with newest equipment. As Razmik Abrahamian, the Director of the center mentioned at the May 12 event taken place in Yerevan, equiment was bought and placed by Japanese. According to him, the newest equipment will give possibility to study baby's development, to implement all necessary interferences which will assist reduction of infant mortality and growth of birthrate. R.Abrahamian mentioned that one of the equipment even gives possibility to diagnose children with a defect or deviation of development during the inter-uterine life. Shuichi Tokuda, the Advisor of the Japanese Embassy to the RA mentioned that besides the technical assistance to maternity hospitals, they will organize re-training courses as well for Armenian specialists.

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