YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS: On the international day of HIV/AIDS on Dec 1, USAID funded Academy for Educational Development Armenia office, UN, World Vision Armenia office and the national center for HIV/AIDS prevention will organize a concert in the big hall after Aram Khachatrian to pay respect to people who died of HIV/AIDS and advocate prevention measures. This year runs under the motto Women, Girls: HIV/AIDS Prevention, taking into consideration the high rate of the disease reported among women and their vulnerability to infection.
There were 296 HIV cases in Armenia as of Nov 1, 280 of who were the citizens of Armenia. Among the infected, 217 were men and 63 women. Four cases have been reported with children.
HIV is mainly transmitted in Armenia through intravenous injection of drugs and heterosexual sex. If by 1999, transmission through heterosexual sex prevailed over drug injection, infection from the last considerably increased during the last year. All infected through drug injection have been men. Most of the infected are from Yerevan, with number two rating in Lori. AIDS have been detected among 50 of HIV carriers. Since the first AIDS reports in Armenia, 42 fatal cases have been reported with HIV/ AIDS, 8 of which only this year.
The Academy for Educational Development sources said that prominent Armenian singers will take part in the action concert, including Alla Levonian, Andre, Zaruhi Babaian, Arsen Grigorian, Aramo, Emma Petrossian, Theater of Soul and Dance of Sofi Devoian, Nane Dance Club other leading performers. Expected is the participation of top Armenian officials, US ambassador to Armenia, UN, World Bank and representatives of other international organizations. Thirteen addresses will be made during the concert summarizing the recent achievements in fight against HIV/AIDS, statistics and prevention measures. Information leaflets will be distributed during the event.
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