ArmInfo. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the manager of the funds of the Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund (ESDF), and the Republic of Armenia signed an agreement on granting a $ 1 million grant from the Fund to finance the project "Improvement of prevention and control of non communicable diseases in the primary health care sector" . The press service of the EDB informed ArmInfo about this.
The corresponding document was signed in April this year by the Chairman of the EDB Board A.Yu. Belyaninov and Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Aramyan.
The project is aimed at improving methods of prevention, early detection and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in primary health care facilities and will be implemented in three regions of the Republic of Armenia with the highest poverty level: Lori, Syunik, Tavush Marz.
Studies show that morbidity in many cases is due to the lack of a well-defined public health infrastructure that provides control of the factors that cause cancer, as well as the lack of basic health care and screening services for the majority of the population. Thus, morbidity and mortality can be significantly reduced through early diagnosis and various preventive measures in the course of primary care.
The project provides for: an expansion of the NCD program to prevent breast cancer in the age group of women aged 50-69 in the regions of Armenia; development of the institutional capacity of primary health care in the diagnosis of breast cancer, including the acquisition of a mobile mammography unit for screening breast cancer, its maintenance and training of specialists; the introduction of a new model of continuing education for primary health care providers through the development and implementation of an Internet education program for PMP specialists, as well as a certification program for family medicine doctors; carrying out preventive examinations.
On August 2, at the meeting of the Government of Armenia, a draft decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia was approved for granting a grant of $ 1 million from the ESDF to finance the project "Improvement of the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Primary Health Care".
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is an international financial organization established by Russia and Kazakhstan in January 2006 to promote the development of the market economy of the participating countries, their sustainable economic growth and the expansion of mutual trade and economic relations. The authorized capital of the EDB is 7 billion US dollars. The Member States of the Bank are the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. The Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund (ESDF) of $ 8.513 billion was established on June 9, 2009 by the governments of the same six countries. The objectives of the European Council are to assist the participating countries in overcoming the consequences of the global financial crisis, in ensuring their economic and financial stability, and supporting the integration processes in the region. The countries- members of the UFD granted the EDB the functions of the Fund Manager and signed with the Bank an Agreement on the management of the funds of the ESDF.