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What we do: Campaign for change; Emergency response; Development work; Why we do it

Issues we work on: Climate change; Conflict and natural disasters; Health; Education; Debt and aid; Gender equality; The right to be heard; Global Food Crisis; Trade; Private sector

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Armenia

In Armenia, Oxfam's focus is on health care, livelihoods, disability rights, and helping people have a say in the decisions which affect their lives.

Intro

Towards a healthier state

Armenia's state health service has been severely under-funded since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Communities have been left without essential treatment, drugs and safe water.

How Oxfam is helping

We are providing health care to 70,000 people in rural areas. We also work with communities to help them run and finance their own primary health care schemes.

The health scheme has completely changed life in the village… even if it is snowing or raining, we know that help is always here.

Amalia Ohajnayan, Seveqar

Oxfam's other work in Armenia

Campaigning for better disability rights
Helping small-scale farmers and producers gain better access to markets to sell their products
Supporting people's involvement in decision-making, for example enabling civil society organisations to monitor the government's strategy to reduce poverty

Oxfam's work in Armenia in depth