VivaCell-MTS, BirthLink launch third phase of project aimed at improving neonatal care conditions in maternity hospitals

VivaCell-MTS announces the launch of the next phase of the neonatal care long-term project in cooperation with the British BirthLink non-governmental organization.

Maternity hospitals need special equipment to save the life of infants in unexpected complication cases both before birth and during early deliveries. VivaCell-MTS’ readiness to support the medics can be seen in the projects the Company initiates and is involved in. This time the project of providing necessary equipment to Armenia’s regional maternity hospitals is implemented in Tavush (Tchambarak, Ijevan, Noyemberyan, Dilijan), Gegharkunik (Gavar, Vardenis), Lori (Spitak, Stepanavan, Alaverdi, Tashir) and the Muratsan university hospital in Yerevan. As a result of cooperation between VivaCell-MTS and the British BirthLink non-governmental organization the maternity hospitals in the mentioned regions will be equipped with cosycots, heated mattresses, pulse oximeters, phototherapy unit, portable oxygen cylinder, air conditioning unit, emergency bags, infusion pumps, suction apparatuses, and bubble CPAP.

“It has been five years now since this project has come into the focus of our attention, and the specialists say there is decrease in infant mortality rates. We have managed to provide intensive care units to maternity hospitals in various regions and help medics in saving this group in their efforts to fights diseases. We can’t stay only observers. The menace to the life of the newborn obliges us to be proactive,” says VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

The statistics of infant mortality (more than 4 million infants die within the 1 year of life) in the world says a lot about the importance of neonatal care in the sphere of healthcare.

Specialists say owing to the cooperation between VivaCell-MTS and BirthLink the infant mortality index in Armenia in 2012 has dropped for 11 percent against the previous year.