There is a growing number of cancer patients
By the beginning of this year medical institutions listed 34,681 cases of cancer. This is 7.4% more than in 2012 - the State Statistics Committee said in a report "On health care, social security and housing conditions in 2013."
In 2013, the diagnosis of cancer was made for 9,064 sick people. Total from 2009 to 2013 this disease has overtaken 41,547 people. According to estimates of the statistics, form every 100 000 citizens of Azerbaijan there were 370.6 cancer patients. The most common forms of cancer is breast, lung, airways and stomach cancer.
The disease is spread among the population rapidly. Suffice it to note that in 2000, the diagnosis of cancer was made for 4800 patients.
In Azerbaijan, the government program for the national struggle with the disease cancer. To finance the program of measures to ensure essential drugs against cancer only in 2013 was spent from the state budget 25.2 million manat. This year's funding has been increased by another 13.8 million manat or 55.2%, said the Ministry of Finance. In the course of journalistic research newspaper "Bizim Yol", many of the patients claimed that the treatment and chemotherapy, as well as medicines in the National Cancer Center are paid.
Many patients with cancer are going for expensive treatment in Turkey, Germany, Israel and other countries. --08B--
Economics
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Azerbaijan's financial standing continues to strengthen as the country's foreign currency reserves have surged to $71 billion as of January 1, 2025, according to the Ministry of Finance. This figure, which includes reserves held by the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) and the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA), far exceeds the nation's external debt, which stands at a fraction of its reserves, specifically nearly 14 times less. This robust reserve position reflects Azerbaijan's fiscal stability and the government’s strategic economic management.
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According to operational data from the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan, in January 2025, the country produced 2.3 million tons of oil, including condensate, and 3.9 billion cubic meters of gas.
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The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has opened a representative office in Albania and is set to launch a specific project this year, the Albanian company "Albgaz" announced.
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"Azerbaijan is currently among 54 middle-income countries," said Shahmar Movsumov, head of the Economic Affairs and Innovative Development Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, during the presentation of the World Bank’s World Development Report 2024 in Baku on February 10.
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