Amélioration du système de santé dans la région du Syunik, en Arménie

Improving the health system in Armenia’s Syunik region ruckkeenee@afd.fr Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 - 10:38 Armenia: strengthening health care in Syunik March 19, 2025 Désactivé CAM1027 Ongoing Armenia Health and Social ProtectionFighting InequalitiesCrises and conflicts Health and Social ProtectionFighting Inequalities Armenia NGO grants Deteriorating health conditions in Armenia over the past 30 years, the pandemic, and the consequences of the two most recent wars have made structural improvements to the health system essential. Led by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the project helps improve the quality of health care in the Syunik region by strengthening health facilities, developing health professionals’ skills, and empowering civil society. Context • Association Santé Arménie, a civil society organization and consortium member, defines the scientific and medical strategy. • Fondation Santé Arménie, the local civil society partner, is responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring the project on the ground. • WINNET, a local civil society partner in Syunik, leads efforts to strengthen civil society in the region. Description Armenia’s health system faces numerous challenges. Access to care is highly unequal, with a two-tier system that excludes the most vulnerable. Poor-quality care and inadequate professional training have also fueled growing public distrust of health professionals. An assessment of local needs identified improving health in the threatened border region of Syunik as a priority, through access to quality care and a stronger civil society. The project aims to improve the overall health of Syunik’s Armenian population and, in turn, their living conditions. Health is essential to social progress and to reducing poverty and inequalities, including gender inequalities. It also contributes to economic growth, stability, and social cohesion. Impacts • Strengthening health facilities and their capacity to provide a wider range of more accessible health services. • Developing health professionals’ skills, particularly through the sharing of French expertise, to improve the quality and acceptability of care close to where rural communities live. • Strengthening civil society and empowering citizens to take an active role in improving their own health and reducing gender inequalities. November 14, 2023 In the same region Supporting home renovation and energy efficiency • Energy • Fighting Inequalities Ongoing 2013 Armenia Financing amount : € 11 500 000 Armenia: strengthening health care in Syunik • Health and Social Protection • Fighting Inequalities Ongoing 2023 Armenia Financing amount : € 1 000 000 Improving the sustainability of water resources and irrigated agriculture in the Ararat Plain • Agriculture and Rural Development • Water and Sanitation Ongoing 2015 - 2021 Armenia Financing amount : € 85 000 000 On the same theme Support the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) • Health and Social Protection • Sustainable Cities Ongoing 2022 - 2032 South Africa Financing amount : € 50 000 000 Strengthening Ibn Sina College in Nablus • Health and Social Protection • Infrastructure Ongoing 2022 - 2027 Palestine Financing amount : € 14 580 000 Neonatal and child health in Gaza and the West Bank • Health and Social Protection • Gender Equality Ongoing 2024 - 2028 Palestine Financing amount : € 9 000 000 With the same financial tool Green education for climate resilience in Iraq • Education and Training • Gender Equality Ongoing 2026 - 2029 Iraq Financing amount : € 450 000 Armenia: strengthening health care in Syunik • Health and Social Protection • Fighting Inequalities Ongoing 2023 Armenia Financing amount : € 1 000 000 Syunik region, Armenia UGAB (Armenian General Benevolent Union, AGBU) 1 000 000 € 2 292 193 € 3 years Adresse European Neighborhood and Enlargement and AFD's office in Istanbul