Dr. Varduhi Petrosyan, Director of the CHSR/AUA, and Dr. Ruzanna Grigoryan, Research Associate/Project Coordinator at CHSR/AUA, participated in the Health in Times of Transition workshop in Chisinau, on 28-30 June 2011. With colleagues from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, and the UK they have discussed and finalized the research protocols on Healthy Lifestyle and Rapid Appraisal of Diabetes Services. Experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Aberdeen University, and Independent Sociological and Information Service “OPINIA” organized the workshop as part of the Health in Times of Transition project, which is supported by the European Union.