In July of this year the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund launched a major development project to rebuild the Noyemberyan Hospital, in Armenia’s Tavush Region. The initiative is co-sponsored by the fund’s German, Australian, Swiss, and Lebanese affiliates. Additional support, in the form of medical equipment, will be provided by the Union of Armenian Physicians and Healthcare Professionals of Germany. Currently crews are working on the first phase of the reconstruction project, demolishing the existing building and laying the foundations of the future structure, which will comprise an area of 2,600 meters square. Slated to be completed in the fall of 2010, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s ambitious initiative will result in an outstanding, state-of-the-art healthcare facility offering a broad range of medical services. “I think it’s wonderful that our compatriots in the diaspora continue to make a concerted and decisive effort in helping secure the ongoing progress of our homeland, which hinges to a great degree on the physical health of the Armenian public,” said Ara Vardanyan, executive director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. “The reconstruction of the Noyemberyan Hospital is an important step toward that goal.” Commenting on the project, Henrik Harutyunyan, chief physician at the Noyemberyan Hospital, said that the facility serves some 1,400 individuals per year, admitting patients from not only throughout Tavush but the neighboring Lori Region as well. Dr. Harutyunyan added that the Noyemberyan Hospital has long been in a state of disrepair and the need for major renovations had reached a critical stage. “Thanks to the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund project, we expect to have a first-class facility,” he said. Hayastan All Armenian Fund