YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the “V. A. Fanarjyan National Center of Oncology” and “Varan Parto Darman” joint-stock company.

New radiology equipment and training for specialists are planned under the document.

“The Fanarjyan National Center of Oncology is one of a kind in the republic. We conduct approximately 4000 surgeries, 5500 chemotherapy treatments and 1500-2000 radiology treatments in a year. At the same time 25000 citizens are being continuously treated and are supervised. This memorandum is dedicated to the partnership between the two organizations and radiology medicine. Based on today’s demands, we began searching partners for developing radiology medicine, with whom we were able to cooperate and have a new system. After searching for a long time we stopped on one company – “Varan Parto Darman” ”, Armen Tananyan – director of the center said.

The Iranian company provides radiology equipment to 85 % of the Iranian market. It is the official representative of the American “Varyan” company, which is the leading company in the radiology treatment equipment.

The memorandum is comprised of two stages.

During the first stage doctors of Armenia and Iran will receive training.

During the second stage, the oncology center will receive Varyan equipment, which are the modern equipment in radiology medicine.

“Varan Parto Darman” has 20 years of experience in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals in Iran. Now we have a representation of “Varyan” in Armenia also, which is called “Varan Armenia”. Taking into account the warm relations between our countries, which go back for ages, with doctor Armen’s and his team’s help, we will try to create a center with exclusively modern equipments. Since four months are required for production of the equipment, and two months for shipment to Armenia, we hope that the equipment will arrive in six months. We hope that from now there won’t be problems in the country, because these equipments allow treating 80% of cancer treatments”, Muhammed Shahrami – Director of the joint-stock company said.

In 1946 the oncology and radiology profession was founded in Armenia. This year marks the 70^th anniversary of the foundation of oncology.