Today, Karabakh Telecom (KT) signed a memorandum with the RMK government according to which the communications company will allocate 600 million drams over the course of 2009 to be invested in various health sector projects in the country. Some of these projects were launched last year and some will get off the ground in 2009. One of the new projects is construction of a new annex building at the Kashatagh regional hospital and the purchase of new medical equipment. The funding will also allow for continued construction work at the Martakert hospital and at the Prosthetics Center in Stepanakert. After the signing KT Director Ralph Yerikian told reporters, "As you see we are equipping the health sector with more resources every year so that we can place this sector on a firm basis." He mentioned that in addition to the above program the procurement of equipment for medical facilities in Stepanakert and the outlying regions is also planned for that will greatly improve the level of medical care for newly born babies between the ages of one day to one year.