Five motherhood schools opened in Armenia by USAID-funded program “NOVA-2”

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10.01.2011, 23:49

Five motherhood schools opened in 2010 in in the frames of USAID-funded program “NOVA-2”.

YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Five motherhood schools opened in 2010 in in the frames of USAID-funded program “NOVA-2”.

Building on the accomplishments of Project NOVA (2004-2009), the one –year follow-on NOVA 2 project, launched in January 2010 to continue the Mission’s efforts in five southern regions of Armavir, Talin, Vedi, Vayk and Sisian, and to expand activities to five additional northern regions of Stepanavan, Akhuryan, Ijevan, Martuni, and Hrazdan.

For the implementation of Project NOVA, USAID allocated about $7.6 million and about $1.2 million – for “NOVA-2”.

NOVA 2 reached over about 270 primary and secondary level facilities, supporting over 8,000 births and rendering services to half a million people in the country .

Under NOVA 2, five Schools of Motherhood were added to the existing 12 previously set up by USAID’s Project NOVA.

NOVA-2 was implemented by a consortium of international organizations headed by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), in partnership with IntraHealth International and Save the Children and in close collaboration with the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Health, regional health departments, healthcare facilities, Yerevan State Medical University and Erebuni State Medical College. -0-

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