Category: 2019

Yerevan is hosting the 8th regional meeting of European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI) that has brought together leading specialists in the sp¬here of immunogenetics and histocompatibility from around the world. The meeting is organized at the initiative of the Armenia Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR). As the president of the Registry Frieda Jordan told Panorama.am the program will showcase the very latest advances and developments in the field and provide an excellent pathway for educational and professional growth through its workshop component.

Reflecting on the activity of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR), Frieda Jordan informed that over the past 20 years of its operation, the organization has recruited around 31,000 donors, 2,300 from Armenia and Artsakh, and 7,000 – from Diaspora. Thus far, 4469 matched unrelated donors have been identified for 4885 registered patients suffering from leukemia and other life-threatening blood related illnesses. As a result, 33 lives were saved through bone marrow transplant.

The President of ABMDR added that anyone aged from18 to 50 may apply to get registered in the Registry that will allow to expand the data bank of information of the Armenian donors and increase the chances of the registered patients to find matched unrelated donors.

To note the mission of ABMDR is to save lives by recruiting and providing matched unrelated donors for bone marrow or stem cell transplantation to all Armenian and non-Armenian patients worldwide suffering from life-threatening blood related illnesses through searching requests and provide marrow or stem cell matching services for potential bone marrow transplant recipients. 

In 2018, emissions into atmosphere comprised 291.1 thousand, 51.5% of which fell to share of mobile, 48.5% – to stationary sources of emission, Armenia’s State Statistical Service said in its latest assessment report on the country’s environment and natural resources.

According to the source, the quantity of hazardous substances emitted into atmosphere from stationary sources comprised 141.3 thousand tons. The quantity of stationary sources of emission comprised 3 334, 74.4% of which had standard marginal permissible norms. The quantity of hazardous substances detached from stationary sources of emission comprised 239.7 thousand t, 41.1% of which was captured, the rest 58.9% – emitted into atmosphere.

Atmospheric emissions per capita in the republic comprised 47.4 kg and 4.96 t – per square km (without mirror of Lake Sevan).

In 2018 the quantity of hazardous substances emitted into atmosphere from mobile sources comprised 149.8 thousands. A large share was comprised by carbon oxide which is 72.6% of total emissions, volatile organic compounds constituted 16.5% and nitric oxides –10.6%.

American analyst Luke Coffey, a member of the influential conservative institute Heritage Foundation, proposes placing American soldiers withdrawn from Syria in Georgia, and specifically in Javakheti region, in the south of the country – where the majority of the country’s ethnic Armenian population lives, Jam-news.net reported.

“Proposal: US troops leaving Syria could be sent to Georgia and become an “over the horizon” force to respond quickly if ISIS reconstitutes. USA could use old Russian base at Akhalkalaki which is only 460 miles (740km) from Raqqa. Georgia more dependable than Iraq right now,” Mr Coffey tweeted on Friday.