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    ARKA News Agency
    Oct 14 2004


    UN and Armenian Healthcare Ministry sign joint program of "Capacity
    Building for struggling AIDS"

    USAID marks the 10th anniversary of training programs in Armenia

    Karen Chshmarityan: Armenia to focus on introduction of innovational
    technologies

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    UN AND ARMENIAN HEALTHCARE MINISTRY SIGN JOINT PROGRAM OF "CAPACITY
    BUILDING FOR STRUGGLING AIDS"

    YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. UN Population Funds, UNDO UNICEF UN AIDS
    Program signed today a joint program "Capacity Building for
    struggling AIDS". The objective of the program is support to the
    Republican program of treatment HIV/AIDS thru rising of awareness on
    treatment of sexually transmitted infections and implementation of
    efficient programs for struggling HIV/AIDS. As Armenian Healthcare
    Minister Norayr Davidayan said, the first stage of the program with
    the cost USD 133 thou. will start in Armenian marzes and will last
    until late 2005. In his words, marzes have high rate of migration
    that directly influencing on the number of HIV-infected.
    In 2004 Armenia already registered 36 new cases of HIV infections.
    Since 1998 to July 1, 2004 279 cases of HIV were registered in
    Armenia. 287 HIV carriers were registered in the period of 1988 -
    September 1 2004 года in Armenia, of which 272 are Armenian citizens;
    50 people are at AIDS stage. "According to design data, there are
    about 3 thou HIV carriers in Armenia.
    The first HIV carrier was registered in Armenia in 1989 and in 1989
    the first lethal outcome was registered. In 1990 the virus was
    detected by a drug taker and in 2000 the first HIV carrier child
    lethal outcome was recorded.

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    USAID MARKS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TRAINING PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. USAID marks the 10th anniversary of
    training programs in Armenia. As Karl Fickenscher, Deputy Director of
    USAID told today on meeting-discussion devoted to development of
    institutional capacities of Armenia "the trainings are the best
    support to the country". "Education is a considerable aspect of
    practically all USAID programs", he stressed. In words of Academy of
    Education and Development (AED) President Stephen Moseley "10 years
    is too little time for evaluation our activity results, but we know
    that we make necessary and useful activity for Armenia"
    Yerevan Office of AED was opened in 1994. During its activity, AED,
    with support of USAID, organized around 970 programs participated by
    around 11 thou. Armenian specialists. The main mission of AED in
    Armenia is support to democratic reforms thru development of human
    potential.
    AED was established in 1961. AED targets at solution of social issues
    thru education, social marketing, investigations, trainings and
    organization f programs. T.M. --0--

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    KAREN CHSHMARITYAN: ARMENIA TO FOCUS ON INTRODUCTION OF INNOVATIONAL
    TECHNOLOGIES

    YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. Armenia plans to focus on introduction
    of innovational technologies, as stated Karen Chshmarityan, the RA
    Minister of Trade and Economic Development speaking at the
    International Armenian Economic Forum. According to him, in recent
    years the annual growth of production pace makes 15-20% despite some
    decrease of IT sphere in the world. At that, more than 200 companies
    functioned in IT sphere in 2003, every third company having foreign
    assets in the capital. He also note that the production of the sphere
    makes amounts to $50 mln per annum which makes 2% of GDP. 85-90%
    production is subject to export. "Taking into account the current
    development of the branch, in the near future we plan to focus on
    introduction of innovation technologies, transfer of technologies and
    liquidation of technological defects", said Chshmarityan. L.V. --0--

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