In the first nine months of this year 374 HIV-infected patients were identified in Azerbaijan, including 232 men and 113 women. Of these, 365 people are citizens of Azerbaijan, and 9 are foreigners, according to the Ministry of Health.
In 19% of the cases HIV infection occurred as a result of injecting drugs.
In the period under review 118 people moved from HIV to AIDS. There were 43 recorded deaths from AIDS.
Since 1988, the Anti-AIDS Center of the Ministry of Health has recorded 6,003 people, including 5,803 (97%) citizens of Azerbaijan and 200 (3%) foreigners.
At present, 5,025 people live with HIV in Azerbaijan. Over the years, 788 people died from the accompanying diseases.
The most common cases of infection are through sharing injection needles among drug users - 48.8%, and through unprotected sexual intercourse - 40.1%.
New rules of compulsory medical examination of people entering into marriage also facilitate the identification of HIV-infected.
In particular, in the first nine months of this year, doctors tested 114,660 people and 79 of them proved to be positive for HIV. -06D-
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On Sunday, December 22, changeable cloudy weather is expected in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. Drizzle is possible during the night and morning in some areas of the peninsula. Moderate southwest winds will prevail. The air temperature will be 5-8°C at night and 9-11°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorological Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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Baku, often called the "Caucasian Dubai," is increasingly known for systematic violations of residents' housing rights. During urban renovations and the construction of elegant new buildings, thousands of families in Azerbaijan’s capital have been unlawfully deprived of their homes. Many, recognizing the futility of resistance, settle for inadequate monetary compensation for their irreplaceable property. A minority, placing faith in the Housing Code, demand fair compensation from construction companies but often lose everything—both their homes and any form of recompense.
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Azerbaijani team prepares to compete in three prestigious international Olympiads The preparation of young programmers representing Azerbaijan in international Olympiads continues successfully. In collaboration with Azercell, the Ministry of Science and Education, and the Institute of Education, the latest “Informatics Camp” was held at the Baku Higher Oil School.
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Last night, three earthquakes occurred along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border with magnitudes of 4.8, 3.0, and 3.8, according to the Republican Center for Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported no information about any destruction or casualties as a result of the earthquakes.
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