Surgical treatment for children with cerebral palsy to become possible in Yerevan

ArmInfo.Surgical treatment for children with cerebral palsy (CP) will become possible  in Yerevan, as announced by David Karapetyan, Head of the Health Department, during a working meeting at the Yerevan City Hall on February 16.

He noted that this development was made possible after a visit to  Shanghai with a delegation from  the Surb Astvatsamayr Medical  Center. During the visit,  a memorandum of cooperation was signed  between the Armenian medical center and the Shanghai Children's  Hospital.

Thanks to this agreement, the Surb Astvatsamayr Medical Center will  be able to provide surgical and rehabilitative treatment for cerebral  palsy. Karapetyan reported that as part of their visit to Shanghai,  Armenian doctors had already performed joint surgeries with Shanghai  specialists, and this April, similar surgeries will be performed in  Armenia for the first time. According to the head of the department,  the specialized equipment will  be sent to Armenia by the Chinese  side soon.

Additionally, Karapetyan reported that a memorandum is in process  with another Shanghai medical center to facilitate personnel  exchanges, joint surgeries, and other related activities.