Garo Meghrigian Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology
In 1999, Meghrigian Institute conducted a situational analysis based on statistics from the Ministry of Health of Armenia and a survey of regional ophthalmic services to identify the major ophthalmologic problems in the country, and to prioritize eye disease prevention effort in Armenia. In 2000-2002, based on the qualitative results of these projects, several other projects were developed and implemented by the Meghrigian Institute work team. The key projects were:
| Summer Camps Project /2000-2001, supported by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). The project covered 11 summer camps with about 6,000 school age children. All children were screened, and provided glasses or referred for further treatment as needed. The prevalence of eye pathologies was estimated from this data. |  PHOTO GALLERY |
| Armavir Health Fair Project – 2002, supported by the USAID funded American International Health Alliance (AIHA)/University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) partnership. The project implemented a mass screening of vulnerable population groups, providing appropriate eye care, identifying barriers to eye care utilization, and assessing the impact of eye problems on quality of life. |  PHOTO GALLERY |
| Boarding School Visual Impairment Project – 2002, supported by UNICEF/Armenia and the Jinishian Memorial Fund. The project assessed visual impairments and other major health problems including nutrition deficiency, physical development problems, and mental and neurological pathologies among approximately 600 children living in or attending four institutions in Armenia. | ||||||
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World Vision Gyumri Area Development Project -2002 , supported by World Vision/Armenia.
The project provided eye care to approximately 2,000 children in Gyumri (North Armenia).
Strengthening Regional Ophthalmic Services in Gegharkunik Marz of Armenia Project / 2003-2006, supported by Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF).
Recently the Ararat Lions Club, in partnership with Meghrigian Institute and the Ministry of Health of Armenia, was awarded a LCIF SightFirst grant for improving eye care in Gegharkunik. Under the 3-year project, a regional ophthalmic unit (ROU) is planned for Sevan to provide eye care on the district level. The project will develop a model of organization, financing, and delivery of regional ophthalmic services for Armenia that could be replicated as a national model for quality and affordable medical services.
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