Armenia’s Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan met with Kevork (Georges) Kepenekian, an urologist at Merieux  Foundation in Lyon, France, and Kellil Aytou, head of the maternal and child healthcare program at the foundation.

During the meeting, the parties clarified the current healthcare needs and discussed the domains of humanitarian assistance to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), paying special attention to the provision of rehabilitation services in Artsakh, as well as the restoration of the capital Stepanakert Mother and Child Health Care Center.

It is planned to establish a direct link between the hospitals of Armenia, Lyon, and Artsakh, within the framework of which doctors and nurses will be trained, and knowledge exchange programs will be implemented.