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Armenian Medical International Committee has a new home page -
please see https://www.amicworld.org/ or www.amic.ca

Stay tuned for AMWC2027

Armenian Medical World Congress 2027

8 - 10 July 2027

Yerevan, Armenia

Congress Chair:  Prof. Armen Muradyan
Rector, YSMU, former Minister of Health RA

Scientific Chair: Prof. Konstantin Yenkoyan
Vice-Rector for Science, YSMU

Details to come soon!

Congratulations to the newly elected Board of Trustees of Armenia’s Universal Health Insurance Fund (UHIF)!

This marks an important milestone in one of Armenia’s most ambitious healthcare reforms. The newly appointed Board brings together internationally recognized leaders in medicine, public health, healthcare management, and global policy:

 Shant Shekherdimian – Director of Pediatric Surgery, UCLA Hospital
 Varduhi Petrosyan – Dean, School of Public Health, American University of Armenia
 Artashes Tonoyan – Director, World Trade Center Yerevan
 Toomas Palu – Advisor, WHO Ukraine Office
 Khodam Rostomyan – Regional Director, Kaiser Permanente

At Vickino, we welcome this significant step toward strengthening Armenia’s healthcare system and expanding access to quality care. We look forward to seeing the positive impact this reform will have on patients, healthcare providers, and the country’s future.

Congratulations once again to the entire leadership team, and best wishes for success in this important mission!

Collaboration in action: Drafting a National Dental Prevention Policy    for Armenia

The Dental Health session at AMWC2025 included a roundtable discussion to develop a national dental health model.  The planning committee met online regularly for several months leading up to the Madrid Congress, a collaboration spanning from California to Yerevan.  We are gearing up for the 7IMCA in 2027.

Dental disease is considered "a neglected epidemic" and may be related to so many other diseases like heart disease and diabetes.

We are proposing a national dental prevention program for Armenia, beginning with young children. Part of the discussion includes dental prevention measures (fluoride varnishes and dental sealants) in the schools in addition to those that could be performed by pediatricians especially for preschool children such as topical fluoride varnishes, a preventive measure. We anticipate compilation of a formal proposal to address education of children and their caretakers, school programs and "more drastic" measures like salt fluoridation and a sugar tax.  Stay tuned for further discussions between now and the 7th IMCA in 2027.

 Translation for international conferences

We've enjoyed live translation at the previous Int'l Medical Congresses of Armenia.  However, the service is expensive, limited to Armenian-English-Russian, equipment-intensive and not available for breakout sessions.  Here are some alternatives:  

	We used Wordly.ai to provide translation assistance at AMWC2025.  This includes AI-generated voice transcription and translation into multiple languages in real time using Wordly.ai
	If you used Wordly during AMWC2025, we'd love to know your experience with it. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
	Another option for small groups is Polyglotte.am,which allows written translation between up to 4 languages. The Demo version is easy to use. See the Polyglotte page at https://amicnow.org/248

https://freearmenianprisoners.com/

See this important letter from Veronika Zonabend about an international women's humanitarian delegation to organise a visit to the Armenian prisoners held at the Umbaki Penitentiary Complex, and to enable the formal transfer of packages, photographs, letters, and permitted personal belongings from their families, in accordance with Azerbaijani law.

https://us22.campaign-archive.com/?e=6ff48892ac&u=ff9d1ea10295be6e5668b31d4&id=c8bf880345

(public service announcement)

PAY ATTENTION TO COPYRIGHT WHEN USING ONLINE IMAGES IN YOUR WEBSITES

Our local SF organization was contacted regarding images of the evacuation from Artsakh used on our association website earlier this year.  PicRights International Inc contacted us via snail mail on behalf of Reuters and demanded payment of $700.  Removing the images from the website was not sufficient.  They lowered the charge by 30% to $490 after we explained how it happened.  Had we defaulted, we might have ended up on the losing side of a court case with the associated legal fees.

While I wish this could have ended differently, I consider the amount not excessive, for an education in intellectual property, and ultimately for supporting journalists who traveled to a hostile zone to capture those images

-JM

 The Armenian Medical International Committee (AMIC) exists as a coordinating umbrella for various Armenian medical associations located throughout the world. We aim to encourage cooperation and reduce duplication of efforts.

To this end, we maintain this database of Armenian healthcare providers and a directory of healthcare related projects serving Armenian communities.