The Armenian American Medical Society has established medical clinics in rural areas of the Armenia—thanks in large part to the efforts of Dr. Armen Cherik—providing residents with the vital medical services they lacked. Beginning in 2005, clinics were established in three villages bordering the war-torn region of Karabagh and Azerbaijan: Aregouni, Pokr Mazrik, and Tsapatag. With the closest healthcare facilities as much as eight hours away, these clinics have provided life-saving care to an area largely populated by refugees from Karabagh.
Each clinic has a full-time nurse who provides care to patients throughout the week, and a physician, who visits each clinic at least once a week. The clinic in Aregouni also provides dental care to patients. In 2008, the Armenian American Medical Society constructed a fourth clinic in the remote northeastern village of Voskevan, which had been in dire need of healthcare services for fifteen years.
Upon successfully establishing these clinics, the Armenian American Medical Society was able to transfer the management of this program over to the Government of Armenia.
