YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A Center for Children's Development and Rehabilitation was opened on September 25 in the town of Armavir on the initiative of the Arabkir Medical Complex-Institute of Children's and Teenagers' Health and the Mission East organization. Ara Babloyan, the Chairman of the RA National Assembly Standing Committee for Social, Healthcare, and Environmental Issues, said that the most important task of the state is to contribute to integration of disabled children to society, protection of their interests. According to him, in the whole world, as well as in Armenia children often have development disorders that cause disability. According to the studies conducted by the UN Children's Fund, such disorders make 12% among Armenian children. It was also mentioned that the Center was opened within the framework of the Healthy Start of Life program implemented by the Mission East organization since 2006. The Armavir Center will carry out full-value examination of children with special needs and their further permanent rehabilitation. A. Babloyan said that the Arabkir Medical Complex-Institute of Children's and Teenagers' Health has created similar centers in Spitak and Vanadzor, and a center of the kind will be also opened in Gavar in the future. Besides, the restoration measures of the summer camp building intended for such children will be completed in October in Aparan.

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