A lecture was held recently to help government officials from 14
cities in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region know more
about AIDS and do a better job in AIDS control.
This is the first time that local Guangxi officials have AIDS
lectures, said Tan Mingjie, deputy head of the Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Regional Health Bureau.
The move is aimed at improving local officials' awareness of how
to prevent HIV/AIDS from spreading and publicizing state policies
on AIDS prevention and control among the general public.
By the end of last year, Guangxi had reported 20,604 HIV
carriers, ranking the third among China's provinces, municipalities
and autonomous regions, according to the regional health bureau
figures.
Last year, Guangxi spent more than 30 million yuan (US$3.75
million) allocated by the state and eight million yuan earmarked by
the regional government to treat HIV carriers and prevent and
control the spread of AIDS.
Guangxi has set up 22 state-level and 28 regional-level stations
for HIV/AIDS monitoring and testing.
(Xinhua News Agency January 21, 2006)