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Worldwide, one in three women over age 50 will experience osteoporotic fractures, as will one in five men aged over 50. As the population of the planet is getting older, osteoporosis takes a huge personal and economic toll.

 For the last 14 years, Dr. John Bilezikian, chief of the Endocrine Division of Columbia University Medical School, has organized the Osteoporosis Symposium in Armenia to raise awareness of fracture risks, and promote osteoporosis prevention and treatment. Thanks to his efforts, there are now seven bone densitometers in Armenia: five in Yerevan, one in Artsakh, and one in Gyumri, and two others that will be placed in Kapan and Vanadzor before the end of the year. Drs. Mariam Manoukian and Elena Sagayan presented workshops for 600 local physicians