Public misconceptions surrounding AIDS in China still cause discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. This situation means that many people are unwilling to live in the same household, have... ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Tue, Nov 18 2008
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Chinese leaders on fighting HIV/AIDS »
YouTube video BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao called for spreading AIDS prevention knowledge to the public and helping each AIDS patient, during his visit to a Beijing hospital on Monday, the World AIDS Day.
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| 18 Nov 08 |
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Yao Ming wins AIDS prevention award » People's Daily Chinese Basketball icon Yao Ming won a prize for his support to fighting against the discrimination of people living with HIV on September 17, 2008. Dr. Peter Piot, the executive director of the United Nations' vanguard of HIV/AIDS prevention... |
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Discrimination Fight » Shanghai Daily CHINA released its very first report on AIDS discrimination last week, showing that 40 percent of infected people had been subject to AIDS-related discrimination A quarter of medical workers as well as over one-third... |
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