China s National Strategy Of Hiv / Aids Prevention Programs

Background After being overlooked by the China s national strategy of HIV/AIDS prevention, the group of men who have sex with men (MSM) has attracted much attention in the latest decade. In the year 2008, the Ministry of Health officially announced that gay men would be one of the targeted groups in HIV/AIDS prevention programs, as part of its national health initiatives[[1] AFP (2008, February 20) China launches first anti-AIDS drive for gay men: state media. Retrieved September 21,2015, from http://www.avert.org/hiv-aids-china.htm#footnote51_2gjd2tg [2] Godwin, J., E. Settle, et al. (2010) Laws affecting HIV responses among MSM and transgender people in Asia and the Pacific: a consultative study. XVIII International AIDS Conference.Vienna, International AIDS Society [3] United Nations Development Programme, Asia-Pacific Regional Centre (2012, December) Country Snapshots: China-HIV and men who have sex with men. Retrieved September 21,2015, from http://www.avert.org/hiv-aids-china.htm#footnote51_2gjd2tg [4] UNGASS (2012, March) China AIDS Response Progress Report. Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China [5] UNGASS (2010, April) China AIDS Response Progress Report. Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China [6] Eric, PF (2011, May) HIV and Syphilis Co-Infection Increasing among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PloS ONE 6(8). Retrieved September 21,2015, fromShow MoreRelatedHiv / Aids Among Female Injecting Drug Users4317 Words   |  18 Pages HIV/AIDS among Female Injecting Drug Users in the U.S and Female Injecting Drug Users in China Special Topics in Health: HEA By Jennifer Montas Globally a large number of the population is infected with HIV/AIDS each year. According to the Center for Disease Control (2010), women represent about 20% of the estimated 47,500 new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2010. 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