Unique magazine to help Family Practitioners and Pediatricians treat children
The first pediatric magazine in Armenia has been launched by World Vision to build the capacity of local health care providers countrywide, particularly in rural communities, to more effectively diagnose and treat children.Published in Armenian language, “Pediatric News” is targeted at family practitioners and pediatricians that do not read foreign language and do not have regular access to the Internet.
“There is a serious lack of pediatricians in the country. It is very important especially for non-pediatric healthcare providers to have up-to-date information on the subject”, said Avetik Harutyunyan, World Vision Armenia Health Department Manager.
Armenia’s Pediatric Association supported the idea of having a professional pediatric magazine and is contributing the review of the latest information from advanced medical institutions around the world, and translating and adapting it for the magazine.
The magazine will be distributed to the medical institutions in the regions of Armenia through World Vision Armenia Area Development Programmes, which support more than 22,000 sponsored children.
Upon the recommendations of Konstandin Ter-Voskanyan, the head of the Armenian Pediatric Association the magazine focuses on the illnesses that are not well studied in the country, but are both quite common and a serious threat to the lives of children.
“The magazine is a precious support to family practitioners who often not being professional pediatricians, need to attend children as well. This magazine can serve as a guide for them in their every-day practices”, added Avetik Harutunyan.
The magazine also found support with the Ministry of Health of Armenia, which requested to double the number of the copies (1,000 copies) of the magazine and distribute to medical institutions countrywide.
“Pediatric News” was printed in the frame of the USAID-funded Medical Outreach Programmes, which has also printed some 88,000 copies of educational materials in the Armenian language, which were not previously available to health care providers in rural communities, as well as to the general public.
“There is a serious lack of pediatricians in the country. It is very important especially for non-pediatric healthcare providers to have up-to-date information on the subject”, said Avetik Harutyunyan, World Vision Armenia Health Department Manager.
Armenia’s Pediatric Association supported the idea of having a professional pediatric magazine and is contributing the review of the latest information from advanced medical institutions around the world, and translating and adapting it for the magazine.
The magazine will be distributed to the medical institutions in the regions of Armenia through World Vision Armenia Area Development Programmes, which support more than 22,000 sponsored children.
Upon the recommendations of Konstandin Ter-Voskanyan, the head of the Armenian Pediatric Association the magazine focuses on the illnesses that are not well studied in the country, but are both quite common and a serious threat to the lives of children.
“The magazine is a precious support to family practitioners who often not being professional pediatricians, need to attend children as well. This magazine can serve as a guide for them in their every-day practices”, added Avetik Harutunyan.
The magazine also found support with the Ministry of Health of Armenia, which requested to double the number of the copies (1,000 copies) of the magazine and distribute to medical institutions countrywide.
“Pediatric News” was printed in the frame of the USAID-funded Medical Outreach Programmes, which has also printed some 88,000 copies of educational materials in the Armenian language, which were not previously available to health care providers in rural communities, as well as to the general public.
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