OFFICIAL NEWS
TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PULMONARY DISEASES OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH OF AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC
I extend my warm congratulations to you on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of creation of the Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases, wishing to each of you of sound health, happiness and successes in your noble and useful activity.
As one of the scientific and medical centers well known in the country, the Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases activity of which is directed on struggle with pulmonary diseases and tuberculosis, plays an important role in public health care. Your Institute created with a view of strengthening of struggle against tuberculosis in Azerbaijan, development and realization of methods of prevention and treatment of disease, giving a pulse to development of phthisiology as a whole, has great merits in struggle against this heavy disease.
Your Institute which after major overhaul and equipped by the advanced medical equipment has been put again into operation in 1998 with participation of the national leader of our people Heydar Aliyev and field of activity of which has extended, now, as the scientific-methodical center, successfully works in Republic on prevention, early revealing and treatment of pulmonary diseases and tuberculosis. Due to consecutive realization of work on general vaccination and preventive inspections last years, cases of disease with tuberculosis and death from the said pathology were considerably reduced. In particular, preventive inspections and improving measures are worthy of high estimation conducted among refugees and IDPs.
I hope, that medical workers of our country including employees of Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases, and will make henceforth all efforts in protection of public health.
Ilham Aliyev,
President pf the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, 9 October 2004