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| Dentists Urged to Be Vigilant Against AIDS Viruses |
| Dentists across China are making joint efforts on sterilization methods to fight against possible HIV or AIDS infection. Concerns have arisen recently following reports on the Internet that warn dental patients of the possible risks they face when having dental surgery. It makes clear the risk of contracting AIDS through unclean equipment. |
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| First TV Play about AIDS to Debut in China |
| To mark this year's World AIDS Day, China Central TV (CCTV) will broadcast the play entitled "If I Have Tomorrow" on its eighth channel during prime time on the evening of December 1. |
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| China Faces Up to Deadly Desease--AIDS |
| China plans to launch its first trial project that uses methadone, a narcotic, to replace the cocaine and heroin in a bid to limit the spread of HIV virus among drug users. |
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| China Vital to Global Battle Against AIDS: UNAIDS Chief |
| China can save millions of lives by preventing an HIV epidemic in the world's most populous nation. But to do this, the country must recognize the potential for public health problems on an unprecedented scale, and take action to prevent them, said UNAIDS chief in Beijing on November 14. |
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| China's First National AIDS Conference Calls for Attention to Fight the Disease |
This was the first national conference the world's most populous country has held on AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) since the country reported its first AIDS case in 1985.
The total number of HIV-positive people is estimated to be between 600,000 and 800,000 and experts warn that it will top 10 million in ten years if the number soars by 30 percent annually. |
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| HK AIDS Conference 2001 Opens |
| To advocate greater community involvement, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) hosted the "Hong Kong AIDS Conference 2001" Monday, with the theme of "We care, We make a difference". |
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| Unicef Aides AIDS Control Project in Chongqing |
| An AIDS control project aided with 400,000 yuan in funding from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) started Sunday in the Chongqing Municipality in southwest China. |
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| 241 Villagers Found HIV-Positive in Wenlou of Henan |
| A total of 241 people have been found HIV positive in Wenlou Villages in Shangcai County, central China's Henan Province, according to a press release from the Ministry of Health on August 23. |
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| China Reports New HIV/AIDS Statistics |
| China reported a faster spread of HIV/AIDS in recent years, mainly due to drug use and unsafe sex in spite of the country's redoubled efforts to prevent and control the disease. |
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| China to Act Sternly Against Illegal Blood Deals |
| Six percent of some 600,000 HIV carriers in China are victims of illegal blood deals, China's health authorities said Thursday, pledging to take stern action against the black-market business. |
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| Feature: Care Grows Under Spell of AIDS |
| It is routine for Cheng Yanjun, a villager who has been diagnosed as HIV positive, to usually get up before seven a.m., have his breakfast and then go to the village clinic in the village to get some oral medicine for himself and his wife who has also been diagnosed with HIV. |
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| HIV-positive People in China Surpass 600,000 by Last Yearend: Latest Statistics |
| Accumulated number of confirmed HIV/AIDS cases in China registered 26,058 by the end of June, this year, a senior health official told the press in Beijing on Thursday. |
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| China Warned of AIDS Spread Through Dirty Blood |
| Medical specialists have warned China of an HIV/AIDS epidemic caused by unsafe blood collection and supply even though so far it has caused the least amount of HIV infections, of all the causes, across the country. |
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| East China Province Beefs Up AIDS Prevention |
| East China's Anhui Province has announced a decade-long strategy for prevention and control of AIDS among its 60 million residents. |
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| Hong Kong HIV Infections Added to 1,636 |
| Fifty persons were found positive in HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) antibody tests in the second quarter of 2001, bringing the cumulative total number of reported HIV infections to 1 636, Hong Kong Department of Health announced Thursday. |
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