Armenia is the first country to sign an agreement with one of the world’s best hospitals, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, located in Memphis, USA. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on April 12, 2019, between St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia and City of Smile Charitable Foundation. The agreements were signed by spouse of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of City of Smile Charitable Foundation Anna Hakobyan, pediatric oncologist at the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Armenia Gevorg Tamamyan, Executive Vice President of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo and the Director at East and Mediterranean Region of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Sima Jeha. With this agreement Armenia joins St. Jude Global Alliance, which will allow fighting pediatric cancer more effectively.
Joining St. Jude Global Alliance, Armenia will join other countries to unite efforts for addressing the challenges of pediatric oncology and providing diagnostics and treatment for all children with cancer.
MoU with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Global Alliance Agreement
On February 25, 2020, a trilateral memorandum has been signed in Moscow between City of Smile Foundation, Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology and the “Наука-детям” (Science to Children) Foundation. On the Armenian side, the memorandum was signed by Spouse of the Armenian PM, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of City of Smile Charitable Foundation Anna Hakobyan, and on the Russian side, President of Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology Alexander Rumyantsev and Scientific Director of the Center Mikhail Maschan.
The purpose of the trilateral memorandum signed in Moscow is to strengthen cooperation in scientific research, promote the exchange of experience among professionals, conduct online consultations, organize joint scientific research, conferences, symposiums, etc.
MoU with D. Rogachev National Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology
