NOYEMBERIAN, AUGUST 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The works of reconstruction of the hospital of Noyemberian, the region of Tavush, started this July, on the initiative of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. The program is co-sponsored by the Fund's German, Australian, Swiss and Lebanese local bodies. The German Union of Armenian Physicians and Healthcare Professionals will provide medical equipment. According to the Fund, preparatory works on demolishing and laying the foundations on the territory of 2600 meters square are in process at the moment. The building is to be put into operation in 2010 autumn. "It is gratifying that our compatriots living abroad continue having united and inflexible participation in the progress of our country what is possible only in the conditions of having a healthy society," Executive Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanian says. According to chief physician of the hospital Henrik Haroutiunian, the hospital serving 1.400 patients per year, attending patients from the region of Lori as well, was built in 1966 and appeared in the state of disrepair during the time. "We expect serious changes in the sphere of service of the hospital after this "operation," the chief physician says.

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