In case of medical emergencies, what type of medical care is available?
Good health is necessary to enable volunteers to perform to the best of their ability. Volunteers will be asked to fill out and submit a Medical Evaluation Form. Check to see if you already have insurance that will cover you for illness or injury sustained abroad or medical evacuation in the case of a life threatening emergency. If you do, make copies of the insurance certificate and other relevant documents and bring them with you. If you do not have insurance coverage, it is strongly advisable to purchase Travelers Insurance from your home country, which can usually be purchased either from your predominant insurer, through special offers for students, or through insurance companies that specialize in international insurance (For example- International SOS, http://www.internationalsos.com). Another option is purchasing short-term medical insurance from Cascade Insurance (which is owned and operated by the Diasporan-Armenian Cafesjian Family Foundation) here in Armenia. Armenia has ma
