China's progress in fighting HIV/AIDS hailed

By Zhang Zhang China Plus Published: 2017-09-22 17:14:00
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Amakobe Caroline Sande, the UNAIDS representative in China, talks with China Radio International during a recent interview in Beijing. [Photo: China Plus]

Amakobe Caroline Sande, the UNAIDS representative in China, talks with China Radio International during a recent interview in Beijing. [Photo: China Plus]

China's efforts to prevent and control the spread of HIV/AIDS has gained recognition once again.

Amakobe Caroline Sande, the UNAIDS representative in China, says the country has made substantial progress in many aspects.

"For each of these fields, China has moved quickly to get things under control. For example, among injecting drug users, it's not such a big problem any more, and we have lessons that can be shared with neighboring countries like Myanmar, Vietnam among others and then we can look at all viral numbers. In China, there are 850,000 registered infected cases. Without government efforts, it could have exploded."

During an interview with China Radio International, the official also hailed China's effective efforts to establish an HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment system, reduce the spread in the high-risk group and achieve a nearly 100 percent success in stopping mother-to-child infection.

Amakobe also said the Chinese government has set a good example for other countries in the anti-AIDS battle.

She also mentioned the role of the Belt and Road initiative in China-Africa cooperation against HIV/AIDS, suggesting that it will meet Africa's demands for both technology and funds.

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