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December 1, 2001 is the International Day of combating AIDS.

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10:41 30.11.2001
text: "Kazakhstan Today"
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Ministry of Health of the RK informs that within the ten months of 2001 one thousand cases of HIV-AIDS infected people were detected, which 4 times more than within the same period of 2000. The total number of infected as of November 26, 2001 is 2446 people, of which 87.3% are drug addicted men, 6.2% are infected through heterosexual contacts. 75.6% of infected are unemployed. 90% - are people of 15-39 years old. 26 infected women were pregnant and delivered 26 babies.