Growth in venereal diseases observed in ArmeniaMarch 28, 2011 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dermatologist, venereologist Karen Vardanyan said that growth in venereal diseases is observed in Armenia from year to year. According to the official statistics of the RA Ministry of Health, 28,000 people diagnosed with venereal diseases were registered in Armenia in 2003, their number exceeding 36,000 in 2007, Vardanyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “This is the official data of the RA Ministry of Health. The real number of sick people is several times higher,” the specialist said. According to Vardanyan, candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis and chlamydia infections are among the most common venereal diseases in Armenia. As for syphilis in Armenia, Vardanyan said 147 cases of syphilis were recorded in Armenia in 2008, according to the official statistics. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |