24/06/2013 21:31
Armenian president receives famous pediatrician Leonid Roshal
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today President of the National Medical Chamber of Russia, children’s surgeon Prof. Leonid Roshal.
Leonid Roshal is in Armenia at the invitation of the Armenian Association of Urology for an exchange of experience with the aim of increasing the role of civil society in provision of high-quality medical services to the population. Cooperation between the Healthcare Commission of the Public Council of Armenia and the National Medical Chamber of Russia will be discussed as well.
Serzh Sargsyan said the Armenians are always ready to welcome their great friend Leonid Roshal, noting that the Armenian people saw his compassionate attitude to children and high human and professional qualities after the 1988 devastating earthquake in Spitak.
In the words of S. Sargsyan, Dr. Roshal is known for his charitable work, especially for help given to children in emergency situations.
Leonid Roshal said he had visited Armenia following the 1988 earthquake, later during the war in the 1990s and has maintained close ties with Armenia and Armenian colleagues.
He stressed that the same health care problems face Armenia and Russia and shared his ideas about the prospects of developing the health care sector.