Armenia’s Health Ministry says two children are at the discharge stage after specialist care in Yerevan, while a third is recovering from an additional heart operation.
Three children evacuated from Gaza have received complex medical treatment and surgery in Yerevan, Armenia’s Health Ministry said in an account published by Hetq. One child is being discharged after intensive treatment, another is preparing to leave hospital after heart surgery, and the third remains in recovery after an additional cardiac operation.
The children arrived in Yerevan on September 30, 2026, accompanied by three guardians. Armenia’s Health Ministry, Foreign Ministry and the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated their evacuation and medical care.
The ministry’s account says the child treated at Arabkir Medical Center had previously undergone liver and kidney transplants in 2014 and 2015. The child received treatment for primary hyperoxaluria, a rare inherited metabolic disorder, as well as chronic kidney disease, liver failure, hearing loss in both ears, a ruptured eardrum and a severe skin infection in the knee.
Primary hyperoxaluria causes the body to produce too much oxalate, a substance whose buildup can lead to urinary stones and kidney damage. After intensive treatment at Arabkir, doctors described the child’s transplanted-organ function as satisfactory and stable, and the child was being discharged.
The other two children underwent surgery at Nork-Marash Medical Center for congenital heart defects—conditions present from birth. Hospital officials said one was in satisfactory condition and preparing for discharge. The other needed an additional, clinically necessary heart operation and was still recovering after surgery.
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The initiative was first made public at a United Nations Security Council session on January 29, 2026. By April, WHO had supplied Armenian authorities with medical records for 40 children so they could assess whether treatment was available locally. The initial plan envisaged receiving up to ten children.
The funding justification said seven of 11 patients assessed were selected because they could be treated in Armenia. Only three of those seven families agreed to the condition allowing no more than one accompanying person per child.
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