Friday, September 6 2019 17:39

ArmInfo. The Union of Armenian Doctors of France (UMAF), with the assistance of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, implemented a charity program "Glasses for Armenia" in  the Tavush region. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press  service of the bank.

According to the source, for the fourth year in a row, with the  assistance of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, UMAF doctors bring optical  lenses, ophthalmological and laboratory equipment to Armenia, examine  the eyesight of children on the ground, and, if necessary, make and  donate glasses to them. As part of this program, 600 children were  examined in the Tavush region.

The co-founder of the program, one of the UMAF doctors Petros Ohanyan  noted that in order to exclude transport problems, the Union  organized the transportation of children from other towns by bus.  ''We are grateful to our partner, ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank, which  for several years in a row provides for the implementation of the  program most of the required amount. With these funds, we organize  the transportation of necessary equipment from France to Armenia and  carry out other organizational work'', he stressed.

In the framework of cooperation between ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank and  UMAF, which started in 2016, Armenian doctors from France annually  with the assistance of the bank implement a free ophthalmology  program for children in different regions of Armenia. A video about  this program can be viewed by clicking on the following link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T16lijpTP8&feature=youtu.be To  recall, ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank has been operating in Armenia since  1995. The shareholders of the bank as of July 1, 2019 are: SJSC Sacam  International (a member of the Credit Agricole S.A group) - 5% and  ACBA Federation CJSC - 95%.