Kidney transplantation illustrates the couple the strengths and weaknesses of Armenia's medical order The country briefly had an adult transplant program in 1986 when 28 patients received kidney transplants, before financial and administrative point in disputes halted operations. A third of the recipients did not survive the operation, moreover transplants were successful in half the cases, and seven patients are still alive today.
In May last year, Dr Ara Babloyan, now Minister of Health, performed Armenia's first kidney transplant in succession a child. Since then,
