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5. THE 2003-2009 AECP SREENING AND TREATMENT SERVICES RENDERED TO THE POPULATION OF ARMENIA THROUGH THREE MEDICAL TOURS AT A MARZ LEVEL This section presents the activities of the Armenian Eye Care Project within the Initiative “Bringing Sight to Armenian Eyes” in the period of 2003-2009. It summarizes the AECP screening and treatment work carried out through three medial tours at a marz level.
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THE ARAGATSOTN MARZ
To carry out screening and treatment, the AECP medical teams and the Mobile Eye Hospital have accomplished three tours in the urban and rural communities of the Aragatsotn marz in 2003, 2005 and 2007. During that time, the AECP on the whole screened 20,750 persons, out of which 52.8 % was the adult population, while 47.2 % were children. In this marz, the screening has been significantly geared towards children. The AECP services target the rural population who are more deprived of eye care services. The rural population constitutes 68.2 % of the screened.
In the period of 2003-2007, 1,319 persons underwent thorough examination on the AECP Mobile Eye Hospital. Out of them, 552 patients received treatment and laser procedure.