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27 Jun 2016

China offers free medication to HIV/AIDS patients

Country’s top health authority confirms free antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all of its citizens living with HIV/AIDS

The National Health and Family Planning Commission in China announced on Wednesday that all those with HIV/AIDS will be recommended to undergo antiviral therapy under new guidelines. Patients will have to present themselves on a voluntary basis and be prepared to commit to lifelong treatment.
Previously, only patients with a low level of immunity have been able to undergo antiviral therapy since the risk to health is far greater.
Wu Hao, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at You An Hospital in Beijing, welcomed the initiative. "It helps with better treatment outcomes for the sufferer and for public health as well," he told China Dailt.
China has registered more than 577,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, according to the National Center for AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 390,000 are receiving treatment

The National Health and Family Planning Commission in China announced on Wednesday that all those with HIV/AIDS will be recommended to undergo antiviral therapy under new guidelines. Patients will have to present themselves on a voluntary basis and be prepared to commit to lifelong treatment.

Previously, only patients with a low level of immunity have been able to undergo antiviral therapy since the risk to health is far greater.

Wu Hao, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at You An Hospital in Beijing, welcomed the initiative. "It helps with better treatment outcomes for the sufferer and for public health as well," he told China Dailt.

China has registered more than 577,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, according to the National Center for AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 390,000 are receiving treatment

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Reader's Comments

1. 2016-06-27 22:52  
But they way China's government is portrayed you'd think they'd just let those with Aids die in the paddy fields.

I bet they even have electricity soon.
2. 2016-06-28 06:31  
Root for china!
Who found this article?
3. 2016-06-28 06:53  
The optimist in me loves the sound this. Imagine offering life-saving treatment to all who need it! However, the skeptic in me is suspicious. I'm hoping that the optimist is right.
4. 2016-06-28 07:09  
Oh, that's good!
5. 2016-06-28 23:19  
Wow! First for China and the steps they are taking. Second for GTiLad for making a spelling error since that's all he seems to notice in articles posted on this site. Boo however for the ever present negativity he loves to display.
6. 2016-06-28 23:40  
I wish the hell the U.S. would do that. Crazy expense on the most vulnerable.
7. 2016-06-29 16:13  
The troll is back despite promising he was leaving, lol. Did you have a good cry americanbear?
Comment #8 was deleted by its author on 2016-06-29 21:41
9. 2016-06-29 21:45  
Bravo China!! Shouldn't taking care of the sick be a priority of every country?? UNLESS there are massive profits to be had (USA)....I'm just sayin'
10. 2016-06-30 08:57  
well done china.... showing it recognizes the benefits that early intervention can have in protecting the general population and those that have it.... actually if it manages to do this without stigmatizing the victims then it is a step above what other (more developed) nations are doing.... not naming any :-)
11. 2016-07-03 09:42  
American Bear i support you every time, so i guess that makes me a Troll too according to GTILad.
Anyway i never pay any attention to his Negative and Nonsensical comments and i am sure many other readers here do the same so he is just wasting his time here!
Comment #12 was deleted by an administrator on 2016-08-05 17:09
13. 2016-08-08 05:58  
Good for admin to remove #12 but the message is still visible in the latest readers' comments section. Maybe best to delete the spam from there also?

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