Gao Qiang, executive vice minister of the Chinese Ministry of Health to the Fourth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress Standing Committee on emphasis major communicable diseases prevention and control work, said the report, as at the end of 2002. It added that reports were more than 40,000 cases of HIV infection and AIDS morbidity and mortality in China now is the peak.

Gao Qiang said in the report, from 1985 to the end of 2002, China discovered its first AIDS patients. Report of the National Committee of the Chinese infected with HIV has reached a total of more than 40,000 cases, of which 2,639 cases patients. killed 1,047 cases. WHO China infected with HIV in Asia, row 2, the world No. 14.

The report points out that in China, through mother-to-child transmission. and the spread of prostitution, drug use and other unsafe sexual transmission is a very serious problem.

The report points out that in addition to the relevant departments of the State Council has formulated the "National AIDS Control medium - and long-term planning", also closely cooperate to jointly assume control of major diseases such as AIDS. AIDS-prone areas in the county as a unit, has launched 51 AIDS comprehensive prevention and treatment demonstration zones, health education, behavioral intervention, medical care, comprehensive care prevention advice.

This article was posted on 2007-02-27