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Marianna Mkrtchyan

French Development Agency to allocate EUR 1mln to health system in  Armenia`s Syunik

French Development Agency to allocate EUR 1mln to health system in  Armenia`s Syunik

ArmInfo.France, through the Agence Francaise de l'AFD - Agence Francaise de D‚veloppement, supports the AGBU (Armenian General Benevolent Union) for the improvement of the health system in Syunik. Thanks to an AFD grant of 1 million euros, AGBU, via the intervention of Sante Armenia, is aiming for three objectives:

Improving the diversity and accessibility of healthcare provision;

Strengthening the skills of health professionals closer to rural  populations;

Strengthening civil society and the power of citizens to act in the  field of health.

Effective cooperation between Armenia and the AFD began in 2012.  According to data published on the website of the Ministry of Finance  of Armenia, as of October 5, 2021, the AFD portfolio in our country  amounted to 125.5 million euros.