Mr. Grigori Malintsyan, SCAD-5 Country Manager for Armenia and Mr. Artur Potosyan, SCAD-5 Local Expert on Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug-addicted People held a series of site visits to drug dependece treatment and harm reduction services. The results of the field visits will be examined and the Field Study Report will be provided by February 2008.


Below is the list of interviewees:

• Petros Semerjyan, MD, Head of Narcological Clinic of Psychiatric Medical Centre CJSC of the Ministry of Health of RoA
• Varduhi Shakaryan, MD, Anaida Vartanyan, MD, Khachatur Avetyan, MD, and Sargis Zhamagortsyan, MD – narcologists, Narcological Clinic (focus-group discussion)
• Arkadi, Sevada and Michael, injecting drug users (one of them – HIV career), patients of Dep-t of Intensive Narcology of Narcological Clinic (focus-group discussion)
• Tomy, ex-drug user, member of Antidrugs Civil Union NGO
• Areg, and ex-drug user, member of APEC NGO, outreach worker of “Reduction of HIV among IDS” project in Yerevan
• Anaida Papikyan, Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation-Armenia, Coordinator of Health Programs and External Education
• Camilla Petrosyan, MD, MPH, World Vision Armenia, GFATM Implementation Union Senior Officer
• Artak Musheghyan, MD, President of APEC NGO
• Hovhannes Madoyan, MD, President of “Real World Real People” NGO
• Grigor Grigoryan, MD, Head of Dep-t of Narcology of Central Hospital for Prisoners

• The Country Assessment Mission Report for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Drug Addicts