Owing to VivaCell-MTS support starting from March of 2014 children rehabilitation and daycare center opened its doors in Armenak and Ann Tadevossian's Medical Center. The daycare center is intended for children with mental, physical, psychological-sociological, cognitive and behavioral problems, the press service of VivaCell-MTS has told ArmInfo.
With the financial support from VivaCell-MTS the center now provides meals for the attending children and the staff twice a day and has furnished bedrooms. At the moment the center hosts 40 children: 26 of them come from villages and the rest 14 come from towns. In total, during 2013-2014 VivaCell-MTS has provided to the Center AMD 23,850 million.
'We are glad to cooperate with the Center where children with special needs get the consistent professional treatment they need We believe that more positive results and progress can be reached if these children feel that they are surrounded with care, attention and support, which are the most important things when dealing with children in general>, noted VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.
The rehabilitation services are provided by a joint effort of a group of professionals of various specializations and give the children with limited abilities an opportunity to receive comprehensive medical, psychological and pedagogical treatment.
The center offers the following medical services: Hydrotherapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech and language therapy, Pedagogical consultancy for children with special needs, and Psychological consultancy.
Apart from the individual treatment, the children take part in group classes, which are held in comfortable and nicely furnished playrooms. Besides, owing to VivaCell-MTS an open-air playground was created in the daycare center, where the children enjoy their leisure time under the constant care of specially trained nurses.
VivaCell-MTS (K-Telecom CJSC) is Armenia's leading mobile operator, having the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach and spreading a wide range of Voice and Data services all across Armenia. Having the best of the Armenian people interest at heart since its launch on 1st July 2005 and in a short period of time VivaCell-MTS has managed to build a nationwide network and a considerable customer base. VivaCell-MTS drives innovation and aims at always being at the forefront of any development serving the Armenian mobile communications market. The company follows the guidance provided by ISO 26000 (International Standard of Social Responsibility).
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