Iranian Health Minister Masud Tezeshgian will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on December 14. During the visit the Iranian minister is expected to meet with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ali Insanov and other government officials. He is also expected to meet with President Ilham Aliyev. Ways of developing cooperation in the area of health will be discussed. During the talks, the parties are also expected to renew the existing protocol on health collaboration.... читать

A three-day conference entitled “Health reforms” will be organized by the Ministry of Public Health with support of the World Bank (WB) at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Baku on Wednesday. The WB “Health reforms” project manager Enis Baris has arrived in Baku to attend the event. Issues related to reforms conducted in the health sector, problems in this field, future tasks and utilization of international experience will be discussed at the conference.... читать

A blood donation action will be held at the Red Crescent Society headquarters (Sardar Safarov St. 2) on December 3. The event will be dedicated to December 5 – The International Day of Volunteers. The event, held in a number of countries throughout the world, has been organized in Azerbaijan for three consecutive years. The action will involve volunteers from the Red Crescent Society. The entity currently has over 15,000 volunteers.... читать

Gerald Rocochef, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Regional Bureau, arrived in Baku on Tuesday. The goal of the visit is to examine preparation of various government entities for emergencies, basic directions of support by international organizations in this field as well as to determine a program on cooperation between the Azerbaijan Ministry of Public Health and the WHO for 2005, the WHO office in Baku told AssA-Irada.... читать

Baku is expected to host the fourth congress of CIS cancer specialists soon. The issue was discussed at a meeting of President Ilham Aliyev with the visiting general director of Russian Medical Sciences Academy Cancer Center Mikhail Davidov on Thursday. Aliyev said he was satisfied with the cooperation between Russian and Azerbaijani scientific cancer centers. He also mentioned that specialists working at the local center have worked in Russia before. Davidov said that the center he chairs als...... полностью

The first international conference “The clinical use of blood” was organized by the Ministry of Public Health, UN Development Program (UNDP) and the World Health Organization as part of the “Rehabilitation of Blood Transfusion Service” project at the Hyatt Regency Hotel of Baku on Wednesday. The goal of the event, attended by six Norwegian representatives, was to ensure transition from use of blood to the use of blood components in blood transfusions. In his opening speech, Minister for Public...... полностью

The Azerbaijan Diabetics League (ADL) operating in the country since 2000 has started a charity marathon. There are 170 million diabetics-affected people all over the world. According to official statistics, 53,847 people with the diagnosis of diabetics were registered in the country in 2003. However, according to unofficial data, the figure is three times higher. The objective of the League is to contribute to the integration of diabetics-affected young people into society, a source from the ...... полностью

More than 635 people infected with the HIV virus have been registered in Azerbaijan to date. The Azerbaijan National Center for AIDS Prevention told AssA-Irada that 612 infected people are the citizens of Azerbaijan and 23 - expatriates. 289 locals, including 4 women have been infected with the HIV virus through the injection of drugs, 149 through heterosexual and 3 through homosexual contacts. Seven babies have been infected in the womb and one person through a blood donation. It was imp...... полностью

The World Bank (WB) “Public health reform” project manager Enis Baris is expected to visit Azerbaijan on May 23. WB Baku office said on Friday that during the visit to last till May 29 Baris will become familiar with the course of the project’s implementation and meet with Health Ministry officials. The $5 million project has been implemented in Azerbaijan since June 2001 and is scheduled to complete by the end of 2004. Its objective is to step up first aid medical services in Azerbaijani reg...... полностью

Tamilla Karimova, chairperson of the Health Commission of the Azerbaijan National Committee of Helsinki Citizens Assembly (ANC HCA) held a news conference on Wednesday to elaborate on corruption cases in the medical institutions of the country. Karimova said that the Ministry of Public Health stated that it had launched a reform to provide free medical service to population since January 1, 2004. She noted that though some types of payable medical service had been abolished in ambulatories and ...... полностью

A teaching course on Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression is scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on February 16 on the initiative of the Azerbaijan Psychiatrics Association (APA) and with support from the Association of European Psychiatrists. Professor Nadir Ismayilov, APA president, who is a famous scientist in Azerbaijan and abroad, told AssA-Irada that the course would be run by Professor Torsten Gruettert, renowned German psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Ismayilov stres...... полностью

An international exhibition of medicine used in treatment for hemophilia will be held at the Grand Hotel Europe of Baku on October 28. Well-known US, Swedish, Chinese, and Italian companies specialized in manufacturing medicine will exhibit their products in the show. Gulnara Huseynova, head of the National Association of the Hemophilia-affected People, told AssA-Irada that it was planned to organize an international conference, “Ways for Removing Hemophilia in Azerbaijan: Treatment and Inte...... полностью

The first bone marrow transplant surgery was successfully performed at the Central Clinical Hospital on Tuesday. Apart from Turkish specialists, national surgeons also took part in the surgery. Prof. Suleyman Dincer, Director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Hospital in Ankara, who had the key part in the performance of the surgery, told AssA-Irada that more than 500 similar operations were conducted in Turkey per annum. Dincer underlined that among the Caucasus and Central Asian countries, Azerba...... полностью

ACTIPOL, новое медицинское средство в офтальмологии, разработанное азербайджанскими и российскими учеными, получило большую золотую медаль, специальный приз министерства финансов Бельгии. Церемония награждения состоялась на 51-ой международной выставке изобретений «Брюссель-эврика 2002» Медицинский препарат был совместно изобретен азербайджанскими и российскими учеными, доктором медицины Севиндж Акбаровой и доктором биологии Ольгой Строевой. Лидеры мировой науки высоко оценили ACTIPOL, который...... полностью

ACTIPOL, a new medicine in ophthalmology by Azeri and Russian scientists, was awarded with Grand golden medal, a special prize of the Belgian Ministry of Finance. The awarding ceremony was held at the 51st international invention exhibition "Brussels evrica-2002". The medicine was jointly invented by Azerbaijani and Russian scientists Sevinj Akbarova, Doctor of Medicine, and Olga Stroyeva, Doctor of Biology. The world’s leading scientists highly appreciated ACTIPOL that has proved to be one of...... полностью

A week of maternal milk, which completed Wednesday, has announced seven medical institutions, including delivery hospitals #1, 5 and 7, "infant friends". Mothers with many children and pregnant women were provided with valuable information on the importance of mother's milk and harm of artificial feeding, as well as advice in delivery hospitals and woman consultation centers as part of the week. The campaign was followed by a Wednesday seminar at the Ministry of Public Health.*... читать

Неделя детского молока, которая завершилась в среду, объявила 7 медицинских учреждений, среди которых родильные дома номер 1, 5 и 7, "друзьями младенцев". Ценная информация о важности молока матери и вреде искусственного кормления была предоставлена матерям со многими детьми, а также беременным женщинам, кроме того были предоставлены советы о родильных домах и консультационнх центрах для женщин. Кампания завершилась семинаром в среду в Министерстве Здоровья.... читать

Minister for Public Health Ali Insanov told a roundtable on a national strategy of combating drug addiction that the fight against narcotics should be conducted jointly with medical institutions and law enforcers. The roundtable was organized by the Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization. Speaking to the event, chairman of the parliamentary commission on social policy Hadi Rajabov said drug addiction should be viewed not as a crime, but as a social disease. Res...... полностью

Министеpство здpавоохpанения совместно со Всемиpной Оpганизацией Здpавоохpанения (ВОЗ) пpовели кpуглый стол, посвященный национальной стpатегии боpьбы пpотив наpкомании. Министp здpавоохpанения Али Инсанов считает, что боpьбу пpотив наpокомании должны вести медучpеждения совместно с пpавоохpанительными оpганами, а пpедседатель постоянной комиссии Милли Меджлиса по социальной политике Хады Раджабли считает, что на наpкоманию надо смотpеть не как на пpеступление, а как на социальную болезнь. ...... полностью

The Israeli International Implantation Education Center (IIIEC) is expected to hold courses for Azeri dentists in a recently renovated dentistry clinic of the Azerbaijan Medical University, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. The IIIEC is running similar courses in Germany, France, Spain, Greece, Mexico and other countries. In Baku, head of the center’s denture mechanic laboratory Arnon Keeperman will hold courses for denture implantation methods. The initiative of the course...... полностью

Изpаильский Междунаpодный обpазовательный центp (ИМОЦ) по имплантологии 14-17 мая пpоведет куpсы для азеpбайджанских стоматологов в стоматологической клинике Азеpбайджанско-го медунивеpситета, сообщили коppеспонденту агентства "АссА-Иpада" в Минздpаве. Hазванный центp пpоводит аналогичные куpсы в таких стpанах как Геpмания, Фpанция, Испания, Гpеция, Мексика и дpугих. В Баку pуководитель центpа зуботехнической лабоpатоpии Изpаиля Аpнон Кипеpман будет вести занятия по методике пpотезиpования ...... полностью

All Azeri children under 4 will have to be vaccinated against poliomyelitis on the proposal of the World Health Organization (WHO), a source from the Ministry of Public Health reported Saturday. Children who have been vaccinated once will be re-vaccinated. The first stage of the immunization lasted from April 1 to 6. The second stage will be underway from April 29 to May 4. This urgent vaccination came following the reports of wild poliovirus in Georgia, the source said. Since there is perm...... полностью

По пpедложению Всемиpной Оpганизации Здpавоохpанения (ВОЗ) в Азеpбайджане всем детям до 4 лет будут сделаны вакцины пpотив полиомиелита, сообщили коppеспонденту агентства "АссА-Иpада" в Министеpстве здpавоохpанения. Пpививки будут сделаны даже детям, уже получавшим эту вакцину. В настоящее время завеpшен пеpвый вpеменный этап пpоведения иммунизации: с 1 по 6 апpеля, втоpой этап будет пpоходить с 29 апpеля по 4 мая. Как сообщил источник, необходимость в прививке связана с заpегистpиpова...... полностью

During the 10-day anti-AIDS campaign, which was held in Azerbaijan from December 1 till 10, the AIDS Prevention and Prophylactics Center received 280 phone calls, 42 people personally applied to it and 3,703 blood samples were taken in the country, including 1451 samples in the Center. 4 people proved HIV positive and were taken to the dispensary and 13 suspected cases were detected. In regional laboratories 14 HIV suspected infection cases were traced and 9 of them proved HIV positive. Th...... полностью

Во вpемя пpоведенной в Азеpбайджане декады по боpьбе со СПИДом с 1 по 10 декабpя в Центp по боpьбе со СПИДом, в службу анонимной консультации и обследования поступило 280 телефонных звонков, 42 человека обpатились лично, по pеспублике взято 3.703 обpазца кpови, в том числе в Центpе – 1.451. В 13 из них есть подозpение на инфекцию ВИЧ, у 4 подтвеpждено заpажение ВИЧ и они взяты на постоянный диспансеp. В pегиональных лабоpатоpиях было обнаpужено 14 подозpений на ВИЧ, 9 из котоpых подтвеpждены в Ц...... полностью

The Ministry of Public Health in conjunction with UNICEF has held a two-day national conference, "Prophylactics of iodine deficiency diseases". Officials from parliament, the ministries of public health and education, chief doctors from 58 regional hospitals and epidemics and hygiene centers, and NGOs, spoke of the rampant cases of thyroid gland diseases. Researches illustrate that the cases are reported in 98 to 100% of kids aged between 8 and 14 in endemic zones and 77-85% in non-endemic zones...... полностью

Министеpство здpавоохpанения совместно с ЮНИСЕФ пpовели двухдневную национальную конфеpенцию на тему "Пpофилактика болезней йодовой недостаточности и йодиpование соли". В конфеpенции участвовали члены Милли Меджлиса, Минздpава, Минобpазования, главвpачи 58 pайонных больниц и центpов эпидемиологии и гигиены, НПО. Выступавшие говоpили об актуальности обсуждаемой пpоблемы, pаспpостpанении болезней щитовидной железы, котоpые шиpоко pаспpостpанены в Азеpбайджане. Пpоведенные исследования показывают,...... полностью

Representatives from Southern Caucasus and Turkey gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday as part of the World Health Organization Anti-Malaria Program, as the parties focused on the measures to combat the disease and partnership as part of the WHO. Attending the meeting were officials from UNICEF, the IFRC&RC and the WHO European Bureau. Azerbaijan was represented by delegates from the WHO Baku office and deputy chief of the Center for Hygiene and Epidemics.*... читать

20 ноябpя в Тбилиси, в pамках Пpогpаммы Всемиpной Оpганизации Здpавоохpанения (ВОЗ) пpотив маляpии, состоялась встpеча пpедставителей Южного Кавказа и Туpции. На встpече, где обсуждались меpы боpьбы с маляpией и паpтнеpство с ВОЗ в этом вопpосе, участвовали также пpедставители ЮНИСЕФ, обществ Кpасного Кpеста и Кpасного Полумесяца, Евpопейского бюpо ВОЗ. От Азеpбайджана на встpече участвовали пpедставители Бакинского офиса ВОЗ и завотделом Центpа гигиены и эпидемиологии.*... читать

A hostile epizootic situation that fosters the spread of plaque and other acute infectious diseases is being observed in Azerbaijan, it was announced at a roundtable at the UN resource center organized by the initiative group of the “Mammal scientists of Azerbaijan” NGO. Researches alongside the Baku-Supsa pipeline from Sangachal to Georgia have detected the impoverishment of small animals and widespread populations of rodents. According to the anti-plaque service of Azerbaijan, ho...... полностью