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In the fall of 1992, the Howard Karagheusian Medical Benevolent Public Organization (MBPO) was established in Yerevan, Armenia, with the support of the Karagheusian Foundation (based in New York, NY).<\/p>\n

Howard Karagheusian MBPO is implementing medical and social programs in Armenia, with four established centers and the primary \u201cNork\u201d clinic. Other centers include Gyumri, Vanadzor, and Goris. These centers provide primary dental, ophthalmological and social services to their local communities.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Mission and Vision” tab_id=”mission-vision-eng”][vc_column_text css=””]Mission:\u00a0<\/strong>To provide children with high quality, free medical and social assistance, thereby contributing to their happy social integration.<\/p>\n

Vision<\/strong>: To be a center of excellence in healthcare and social services.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Leadership” tab_id=”general-assembly-eng”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1644961953137{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

General Assembly (GA)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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President of the GA – Dennis Tarzian<\/b><\/p>\n

Secretary of the GA – Irina Lazarian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member of the GA – Richard J. Varadian<\/b><\/p>\n

Member of the GA – Eliza Minasyan<\/b><\/p>\n

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Executive Director<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Liana Sargsyan<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Medical Director<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Alisa Badalyan<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1644084682725{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Areas of Priority” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”5″ equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_single_image image=”1446″ img_size=”80X80″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1661825514366{border-top-width: 40px !important;border-right-width: 40px !important;border-bottom-width: 40px !important;border-left-width: 40px !important;padding-top: 40px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: #5f8b9c !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1668424266252{margin-bottom: 22% !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

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Pediatric dentistry<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dental Prevention<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Pediatric ophthalmology<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Social assistance,
\nincluding counseling and speech therapy<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pediatric hearing impairments
\nand provision
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