From Xinhua, via People’s Daily Online: The ratio of men and women among newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in China has surged to 2:1, up from 5:1 in the 1990s, a senior official said on Monday. The number of women sufferers has been rising rapidly since 1985 when China reported its first AIDS case, said Vice […]
Read MoreFrom Southern Weekend, translated by CDT: Nearly two-thirds of Chinese officials don’t know that no AIDS vaccine exists and nearly a third are in favor of isolating HIV-infected patients from the rest of the population, according a recent survey. The survey, run by AIDS policy expert Jin Wei (Èù≥Ëñá) from the Central Party School(‰∏≠§ÆÂÖöʆ°), was […]
Read MoreFrom The People’s Daily Online: As of the end of 2005, the population officially believed to be living with HIV/AIDS in China was around 650,000, 75,000 AIDS patients included, with an average prevalence of 0.05 percent. About 70,000 new cases occurred in the same year and about 25,000 people died of the disease across the […]
Read MoreFrom The International Herald Tribune: China on Wednesday countered the long-held suspicion that it has undercounted the number of people with HIV and AIDS by releasing a new, more extensive survey that found the opposite to be true – that the country has actually overestimated how many people are stricken. The new survey, conducted with […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: The United States will contribute US$35 million over the next three years in a joint effort with China to combat HIV/AIDS. US Global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias, who made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing yesterday, said a close partnership between China and the United States was vital for tackling […]
Read MoreThe China Daily reports on a proposed national database of HIV/Aids patients: Several critical steps will be taken this year to solve problems in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, senior officials said on Friday. “One question is that we are still blind about some vital aspects of HIV/AIDS control,” said Wang Longde, vice-minister of […]
Read MoreMar. 3, 2004 By Di Fang Most of the HIV/AIDS victims in Central China’s Henan Province have been receiving free medical treatment in the past years thanks to the central and local governments’ enhanced efforts in fighting the deadly virus. According to a news release from the central government’s Information Office, 4,352 out of the […]
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