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“China is seen internationally as a late-responder to the Aids crisis
and this is a clear example of what can be achieved.” The authors of the
study concede that despite the improvement, much more work needs to be done
in China to improve Aids care.
“Given the size of the country, and the geographical spread of individuals
with HIV…China’s treatment coverage is remarkable,” said Professor Fujie
Zhang from the National Centre for AIDS Control, “But it is far from the
goal of complete coverage of people who meet the treatment criteria.” Dr
Connie Osborne, the HIV program officer of the World Health Organisation in
China, said that while a 60 per cent reduction in mortality was welcome, it
still was not “good enough”, since if AIDS sufferers were caught earlier,
the figure could rise to 80 per cent or better.
“It is important to remember that the great majority of those people
dying of HIV in China are still dying before they receive any antiretroviral
drug treatment at all,” she added.
Official Chinese government data shows that HIV-Aids has topped the list
of deaths caused by notifiable infectious diseases every year since 2008,
with nearly 80 per cent of those dying from HIV over the last five years
receiving no anti-retroviral therapy.
International health experts in China say they would like to see an
significant increase in the amount and effectiveness of screening for HIV-
Aids in China in order to pick up sufferers before the develop full-blown
Aids.
However the difficulties were illustrated by another report this week
released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which showed how
mainstream hospitals were routinely refusing to treat Aids sufferers.
One HIV-positive man interviewed for the report said that he was denied
medical treatment for his back problem because of his HIV status in
hospitals in Tianjin and Beijing and was forced to leave his job in a steel
firm after his boss discovered he was infected.
“The doctor said at our hospital, many patients need surgery, and if
other patients get infected, it will be a very bad thing,” said the man,
who declined to be identified.
“At the second hospital ... the doctor told me: ’I sympathise with
your suffering but because of your status, I dare not operate on you’. I’
ve visited many other hospitals and encountered similar denials and excuses
such as a lack of equipment.”
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