Early Detection And Treatment For Children With Cystic Fibrosis In Armenia

Every child deserves the chance to breathe easily, grow, and experience a full childhood. But for families in Armenia raising a child with cystic fibrosis, that future depends on something many cannot access in time: early diagnosis and consistent treatment.

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that requires specialized care from the very first years of life. In Armenia, limited screening, high treatment costs, and gaps in medical coverage mean that many children are diagnosed too late, after irreversible damage has already begun. Parents often face impossible choices between paying for lifesaving medication or covering basic household needs.

Today, 25 children in Armenia are living with cystic fibrosis and urgently need medical support. Behind each case is a real family:
- a parent navigating hospital visits and treatments,
- caregivers struggling to secure essential medications,
- children missing school days because breathing has become a daily challenge.

Through this project, VIVA is providing early detection tools, access to modern treatment, and ongoing medical monitoring for children with cystic fibrosis, so they can start treatment early and avoid preventable complications.

Your donation creates a clear, life-changing impact:
- $930 covers full genome analysis for early detection
- $450 helps provide essential inhalation antibiotics for one child
- $1000 funds an oxygen concentrator for breathing.

Our goal is to raise $200,000 for 2027, to support current pediatric patients and expand early detection capacity, ensuring children are diagnosed sooner and receive care before serious lung damage occurs. Early intervention reduces hospitalizations, improves quality of life, and gives children the chance to live longer, healthier lives.

Support children’s health. Support early detection! Help save young lives.