Since 1998, the Caroline Cox Rehabilitation Center has been operating in Artsakh. It was the only center of its kind in Artsakh, serving people with disabilities from the Republic of Artsakh without age restrictions.
The center was established to provide rehabilitation treatment to both military personnel and civilians affected by the Artsakh war. Being the sole facility in the region, its services were available to all residents of the Artsakh Republic who needed them.
The center annually served 2,000 beneficiaries with disabilities and had a home visit department from its inception, which provided services to more than 500 severely disabled individuals each year.
As a result of the forced displacement from Artsakh, the center’s 25-year activity was interrupted, and all its property, except for professional vehicles, remained under enemy control. These vehicles were transferred to the Republic of Armenia. Now, a public organization with the same name has been registered in the Republic of Armenia. Its goal is to establish a similar rehabilitation center in Armenia to serve those forcibly displaced from Artsakh and citizens of Armenia who need it.
Until the construction of the new center’s building is completed and the relevant regulations are in place, the rehabilitation center has started operating a home visit department as of January 2024. This department provides necessary medical supplies as well as professional counseling. Currently, the center serves 200 beneficiaries, and this number is growing.
For a year now, therapists from the Rehabilitation Center have been providing rehabilitation treatment to individuals who suffered various degrees of injuries from the gasoline tank explosion in Artsakh at the Yerevan National Burn Center.
The center also collaborates with the “Luse” Foundation, jointly implementing the “Development of Forcibly Displaced and Local Children through Sunday School and Rehabilitation Services” program for one hundred children.