"Stop the drug-resistant tuberculosis in Armenia" program launched in YerevanMay 20, 2009 - 23:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 20 "Stop the drug-resistant tuberculosis in Armenia" program launched in Yerevan. Besides healthcare structures, Doctors Without Boundaries organization and Red Cross Armenia with financial assistance of Elly Lily and Co are taking active participation in a struggle against the disease. Today action participants were distributing booklets containing information about the disease. The action aims to increase society's awareness of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Currently over one third of world population is suffering from the disease. 8-10 million people in the world are getting infected annually, with 2,7-3 million of lethal outcomes. In RA official number of people sick with tuberculosis reaches 2125, 500 of whom are suffering from drug-resistant tuberculosis. RA Ministry of Health is currently implementing a program entitled "Strengthening of national program for struggle again tuberculosis in RA". Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |