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YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS. The ArmeniaArtsakhFund (AAF) delivered an air shipment of COVID-19 medicines and medical supplies valued at $181,000to Yerevan, Armenia on June 12. This shipment will cover treatment of 1,500 patients in the country, ARMENPRESS was informed from AAF.
During the first five months of 2020,AAFalso delivered $6million of humanitarian assistance to Armenia andArtsakh.Of thisamount, theAAF collected $5.8million of medicines and other supplies donatedbyAmericares($5million) andDirect Relief ($741,000).
Otherorganizationswhich contributed valuable goods during this period are:The Howard KaragheusianCommemorative Corp. ($76,000); Project Agape ($40,000); Armenian Educational Benevolent Union ($36,000).
The medicines andmedical suppliesdonatedduring this period were sent to the AGBU ClaudiaNazarianMedical Center for Syrian Armenian Refugees in Yerevan,Arabkir United Children’s Foundation,AvakMedical Center,Fundfor Armenian Relief, Metsn Nerses Charitable Organization,MuratsanChildren’s Endocrinology Center, St. Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center, and the health ministries of Armenia andArtsakh.
In the past 31years, including the shipments under its predecessor, the United Armenian Fund, the AAF has delivered to Armenia andArtsakha grand total of $897million worth of relief supplieson board 158 airlifts and 2,470sea containers.
“The ArmeniaArtsakhFund is regularly offered free of charge millions ofdollarsof life-saving medicines and medical supplies. All we have to do is pay for the shipping expenses. We welcome your generous donations to be able to continue delivering this valuable assistance to all medical centers in Armenia andArtsakh’’, stated Harut Sassounian, the President of AAF.