Armenia

AmeriCares works with the United Armenian Fund (UAF), a nonprofit organization that works closely with the Armenian Ministry of Health to provide medical aid to primary, secondary and tertiary health care recipients throughout the country. Several events with long-term repercussion have affected Armenia including, the earthquake in 1988, the cholera outbreak of 1998, the droughts in 2000 and 2001 and the continuing impasse with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh that has created a significant level of internal displacement. 

The aid provided by the UAF reaches 85% of the Armenian population. In 2005, AmeriCares sent seventeen shipments of medicines and medical supplies to UAF. Our aid is being distributed to hospitals, health clinics, orphanages and other programs that support vulnerable populations.