Armenia 2 project

Establish rehabilitation capacity and decentralise haemophilia care in Armenia

Partner institution
Haematology Center after Prof. R.H.Yeolyan, Yerevan

Represented by
Prof Samvel Danielyan, Director

Duration
2. 5 years, Q2 2020 – Q4 2022

Status
Completed

Objectives

Strengthen haemophilia team capacity across Armenia
Bring care closer to the patients by setting up 2 satellite centres and organising 6 outreach
Establish rehabilitation capacity and care in the haemophilia centre in Yerevan
Increase disease knowledge of 160 PwH and family members to live better lives
Gain health authority support for the haemophilia programme

Strengthening of the laboratory in Yerevan through procurement of equipment and training of lab technician
Strengthening of multidisciplinary care team in Yerevan through a 7-week training of a psychologist, sonographer and 3 nurses at the Yerevan State University
6-month leadership innovation course for 3 doctors from Yerevan to build capacity of the centre and coordinate the collaboration between the multidisciplinary team
Decentralisation of diagnosis and care to Gyumri in the Shirak province, and thereby reducing time to receive care and diagnosis by at least 2 hours
13 nurses from the region received a virtual training from the team in Yerevan
Diagnosis of 62 additional people with haemophilia, increasing the diagnosis rate by 40%, leading to an overall diagnosis rate of 94%
Through continuous dialogue and collaboration with the Ministry of Health, people with haemophilia below the age of 25 now receive preventive treatment, where before only on demand treatment was available
Empowering the haemophilia community through a psychosocial seminar attended by 31 people with haemophilia and their families