China's Ministry of Health recently decided to build 100 this year in the country's comprehensive AIDS prevention and treatment demonstration zones. March 6 by the first demonstration zone Shangcai county, Henan province, Lixin County. A total of 51 counties in 11 provinces and cities involved.

According to Xinhua news, "AIDS comprehensive prevention and treatment demonstration zones" refers to the community (village, town, district) as base AIDS-infected patients susceptible population and mainly targeted to the community are focusing on treatment, care, intervention and health education to be the main content of AIDS prevention work in all communities, Organic implement AIDS prevention and control measures to curb the spread of AIDS in China.

From the disease control department of the Ministry of Health data show that the AIDS epidemic in China are still rising. By the end of 2002, a grand total of 40,560 cases were reported infected with HIV. AIDS patients with 2,639 cases, 1,047 were killed. Total number of reported HIV infections by the end of 2002 compared with a rise of 32% by the end of 2001. annual report on the number of AIDS patients increased by 65.5% in 2002 over 2001. HIV-infected patients and mainly distributed in the rural areas, mainly young and middle age.

The Chinese Ministry of Health official said that starting this year, using a three-year period, through the work of the demonstration zone. exploring mainly for the treatment and care of AIDS prevention mechanism Other parts of the country to provide AIDS prevention and control experience. Demonstration Area efforts to get medical treatment for AIDS patients and their family members living and help to improve the living environment. improve the quality of life and protect the legitimate rights and interests, to prevent the further spread of AIDS.

Therefore, the Chinese Ministry of Health has made five specific objectives : Model three years to make AIDS prevention knowledge in the region of 70% above the crowd; infected with HIV, patients and their spouses use condoms crowd of more than 95% in other high-risk groups rose to 70%. Demonstration Zone in more than 90% of HIV-infected people and AIDS patients in the standard treatment, care and preventive health services; AIDS prevention and control community to establish a form of organization and management mechanism, the implementation of preventative measures, HIV-infected patients and to provide social and psychological support and assistance; In mainly on the basis of self-help, carried out to help each other, so that the demonstration zone corresponding to 90% of patients to help rescue and care.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27