MoremediacoverageisbeingpaidtotheHIV/AIDSsituationinChina,especiallyafteragatheringofleadingofficials,scientists,medicalworkersandactivistsinthefieldoccurredinBeijingonNovember10.Byofficialestimates,Chinahas840,000peoplecarryingHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS,andabout80,000AIDSpatients.DespitethefairlylargegroupsofHIVcarriersandAIDSpatients,theepidemicismostlyconfinedtohigh-riskgroups,suchasdrugusers,prostitutesandusersofbloodproducts.
Andithasyettospreadwidelyintherestofthenation.TheChineseGovernmentiswellawareofsuchperspectives,andthecentralandlocalgovernmentshaveallocated6.8billionyuan(US$822billion)toestablishandimprovediseasepreventionandcontrolmechanismsinprovinces.Eachyearaspecialfundofmorethan200millionyuan(US$24million)ischanneledintoHIV/AIDSprevention,careandtreatment.SinceApril,freemedicinetopoorAIDSpatientshasbeendeliveredinregionshithardestbythevirus.JustastheimpactsofAIDSreachessocialandeconomicfieldsofsociety,effectivepreventionalsorequiresunitedeffortsfromvirtuallyallsectors.Keyfactorsneededincludepubliceducation,affordabledrugs,medicaltrainingforhealthcareworkersinhospitalsandthepublichealthsystem,monitoringandevaluation,carefororphans,measurestostopmother-to-childtransmission,acomprehensivecareframeworkandresearchintovaccinesandacure.
Noneofthesethingscanbeachievedwiththesinglehandofanyinstitution—nothealthofficials,notmedicalworkersorthegovernment.ThefightagainstHIV/AIDSrequirestheparticipationofasmanypartiesaspossible.AsformerUSPresidentBillClintonsaidasaco-chairoftheadvisoryboardofInternationalAIDSTrust,theAIDSproblemis“manageableandpreventable”thoughwemustwageitonallfrontswithtenuousdetermination,utmostpatienceandtactfulskills.
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