Thursday, August 31 2017 13:19

ArmInfo.ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank assisted French ophthalmologists of Armenian origin in carrying out the charitable medical program "Points for Armenia" in Shirak  area. As the press service of the Bank explained to ArmInfo, this  year the UMAF doctors started activities in 32 communities of the  Shirak region, and at the first stage of the program, about 6,000  children were examined, 450 of which had vision problems. A group  from the Union of Armenian Doctors of France (UMAF), consisting of 9  specialists arrived in Armenia for this purpose.

Levon Artinyan, the head of this group, said: "We have been visiting  Armenia periodically for 15 years to carry out the program" Points  for Armenia. "The equipment we bring to Armenia is provided by our  partner company from Japan, and optical lenses and frames are bought  with funds raised by the Armenian the most important thing is that  Armenian organizations have been supporting our program in the past 2  years.We are very pleased that ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, being our  first sponsor in Armenia, helps us in this initiative on the It is  very important that Armenian organizations contribute to this  program, and their support ensures the effectiveness of this  initiative. "

A group of doctors from UMAF, headed by Levon Artinyan, on average  annually provides 500 points to children and adults.

The video review of UMAF program in Armenia can be viewed at:   https://www.dropbox.com/s/5oqpkvwp0437b3r/31.08.17%20ACBACREDIT%20AGRICOLE%20BAN K%20UMAF.mov?dl=0 To note, Members of the Union of Armenian Doctors of France (UMAF) visit Armenia twice, once in May,  and share experiences with community school doctors. During the visits, they pass their secrets to the  doctors of rural schools in the methods of conducting ophthalmological examinations among children. The  second visit takes place in August. Within the framework of the visit, the Armenian doctors of France bring  with them to their home countries a large number of optical lenses, laboratory and ophthalmologic  equipment, and when checking the eyesight of children on the spot, they prepare and give them glasses if  necessary. The first sponsor of the UMAF "Points for Armenia" program is ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank,  with which the Union of Armenian Doctors of France has been cooperating for 20 years.

To note, "ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank" JSC has been operating in  Armenia since 1995. Since September 2006, the largest European bank  group Credit Agricole acts as the majority shareholder of the bank  S.A.  with a 15.56% equity interest, followed by the participation of  SJSC Sacam International (a member of the Credit Agricole SA group)  in the amount of 12.44%, along with which there are 10 regional  Unions of Peasant Mutual Assistance ). According to the main  financial indicators, ACBA- Credit Agricole Bank is included in the  TOP-5.