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Mental Health Awareness Month: "Emotional Support Hotline" Pilot Program Launched with Support from Yerevan Municipality
HealthIn recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, observed annually in May, the Yerevan Municipality, with the involvement of its Department of Children and Social Protection, has partnered with the "Mental Health Awareness Initiative" NGO to launch a pilot program titled the Emotional Support Hotline

Armenia Becomes a Full Member of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM)
HealthThe 23rd European Congress of Internal Medicine and the General Assembly of the European Federation took place in Florence, Italy, from March 5-8, 2025. During the event, the Armenian Association of Internal Medicine invited Davit Karapetyan, Head of the Yerevan Municipality Department of Health, Armine Zohrabyan, Deputy Head of the same department, and the directors of four municipal healthcare institutions to participate.
Yerevan to Become a HeartSafe City
HealthThe community, in collaboration with HENAR and Philips foundations, and with the support of the Ministries of Health and Internal Affairs, the Armenian Association of Cardiologists and the Ambulance Service, has launched a program that will improve emergency medical response and increase survival in sudden cardiac arrest.
Healthcare program for citizens aged 65 and over
HealthCitizens aged 65 and over will have the opportunity to participate in the social and medical event “Let’s add years of healthy life" which will last for one week. The goal of the

234 Hepatitis C Carriers Treated at "Arshakunyats" Health Centre
HealthOn the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, flowers and a tree were planted in the courtyard of the "Arshakunyats" Health Center in Yerevan. Thanks to the joint efforts of Yerevan Municipality and the International Medical Humanitarian Organization "Doctors Without Borders" ("Medcins Sans Frontieres")

“Being a doctor is first of all a mission”: Yerevan Mayor’s Awards to Medical Worke
HealthYerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan hosted the representatives of the healthcare sector on the occasion of Medical Worker Day. Congratulating on the occasion of the professional holiday, the Mayor thanked them for their dedicated work and important mission. "Being a doctor is first of all a mission, which requires a lot of work and dedication, high responsibility, care and great strength.
Medical centre “Yerevan” is under renovation and modernization
HealthThe medical centre “Yerevan” is under renovation. The centre has received new furniture, up-to-date medical equipment, the wards are being renovated. Modernization of the “Yerevan” medical centre started last year, tхе process is still going on and the completion is scheduled
Overhauling and modernization in “Avan” health centre
HealthThe only policlinic in Avan administrative district hasn’t been renovated since its opening. Today the “Avan” health centre subordinated to Yerevan Municipality provides its services to the residents in fully renovated and modernized facilities. In addition to comfortable facilities, the health centre has been provided with new equipment and apparatuses. Some laboratory and other diagnostics are now available in the policlinic.