Recent News and Events
Medical insurance to reach all farmers in
Tianjin
China Radio International, 18 September 2005
BEIJING, Sep. 18 -- Every farmer in Tianjian,
the coastal city of
northern China, is expected to enjoy medical
insurance by 2007,
thanks to the establishment of a new type of
rural cooperative
medical system.
1st clinical phase of AIDS vaccine test nears
end
Xinhua News Agency, 17 September 2005
NANNING, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Fifteen
volunteers were injected
with Chinese home made AIDS vaccine Sunday in
Nanning, capital of
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,
a signal China's
phase one AIDS vaccine trial test has entered
the final phase, said
a Chinese medical expert.
Gov't buys 305m condoms for AIDS prevention
Xinhua News Agency, 15 September 2005
Buying a condom should be as easy and natural as
buying a Chinese
cabbage, say AIDS activists, applauding a
special government fund to
supply 305 million condoms.
Condoms expected to keep AIDS in check
China Daily, 15 September 2005, p. 3
A total of 305 million condoms purchased by the
government for the
first time with special funds for HIV/AIDS
prevention have been sent
to local centres of disease control (CDC) across
the country, a
condom producer said.
More social resources help battle diseases
Wang Zhenghua, China Daily, 15 September
2005, p. 2
China will use more social resources to combat
serious diseases, a
senior health official said on Tuesday.
Condoms sent to entertainment places for free
Xinhua News Agency, 14 September 2005
BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- A total of 305
million condoms,
purchased by the Chinese government with special
funds for HIV/AIDS
prevention, has been sent to local Centers of
Disease Control (CDC)
across the country, a condom producer has said.
Human tests prove AIDS vaccine safe
By Wang Zhenghua, China Daily, 13
September 2005
Health authorities are still analyzing results
yesterday after the
initial trial of a Chinese-made AIDS vaccine
proved safe in human
tests.
New fellowship helps fight against AIDS
Shi Pengyun, China Daily, 12 September
2005, p. 2
During a trip to Beijing yesterday, former US
President William J.
Clinton hosted a reception to celebrate the
launching of a Clinton
Foundation-supported HIV/AIDS service
fellowship.
Clinton Foundation to provide free drugs to
China's HIV/AIDS children
Agence France Presse, 11 September 2005
Former US president Bill Clinton's AIDS
foundation has committed to
providing free anti-HIV/AIDS drugs to infected
children in China,
foundation officials said Sunday.
1st Phrase AIDS Vaccine Trial Succeed
China Radio International, 11 September 2005
China's first AIDS vaccine trial, conducted
on 8 HIV sufferers, has
reported success following the six-monthly
check-up.
Companies urged to tackle AIDS
China Daily, 10 September 2005
More Chinese firms expect to feel the impact of
HIV/AIDS in the next
five years, even though only a minority of them
have reported that
the epidemic has affected their business so far,
a survey has found.
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