Evolution of China's response to HIV/AIDS
Zunyou Wu,Sheena G. Sullivan,Sheena G. Sullivan,Yu Wang,Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus,Roger Detels +5 more
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Four factors have driven China's response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic: existing government structures and networks of relationships, increasing scientific information, external influences that underscored the potential consequences of an HIV/ AIDS pandemic, accelerated strategic planning, and increasing political commitment at the highest levels.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2007-02-24 and is currently open access. It has received 428 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: HIV/AIDS in China & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).read more
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High prevalence and genetic diversity of HCV among HIV-1 infected people from various high-risk groups in China.
Hong Shang,Ping Zhong,Jing Liu,Xiaoxu Han,Di Dai,Min Zhang,Ke Zhao,Ke Zhao,Rongzhen Xu,Xiao Fang Yu,Xiao Fang Yu +10 more
TL;DR: Emerging HIV-1 and HCV co-infection and possible sexual transmission of HCV in China require urgent prevention measures and should be taken into consideration in the nationwide antiretroviral treatment program.
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Increasing prevalence of HIV and syphilis but decreasing rate of self-reported unprotected anal intercourse among men who had sex with men in Harbin, China: results of five consecutive surveys from 2006 to 2010
TL;DR: Findings support an increasing prevalence of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men in Harbin and targeted behavioural intervention andSyphilis treatment are urgently needed to prevent the epidemic from growing.
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Scientific Approaches to AIDS Prevention and Control in China
TL;DR: It is explained that only scientific approaches can sustain the national AIDS control programs and introduce the type of research needed to address those challenges and the selected research areas include molecular epidemiology, drug resistance surveillance, and the Chinese HIV vaccine research.
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Contributions of international cooperation projects to the HIV/AIDS response in China
Jiangping Sun,Hui Liu,Hui Li,Liqiu Wang,Hao-yan Guo,Duo Shan,Marc Bulterys,Christine Korhonen,Yang Hao,Minghui Ren +9 more
TL;DR: International cooperation projects have been an invaluable component of China’s response to HIV/AIDS, and China has now been able to take this information and share its experiences with other countries with the help of these same international programmes.
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Outcomes of antiretroviral treatment in HIV-infected adults: a dynamic and observational cohort study in Shenzhen, China, 2003–2014
TL;DR: Sustained virological and immunological outcomes show that patients have responded positively to long-term antiretroviral treatment with low mortality, and provides important information for clinicians and policymakers in the region as they begin to evaluate and plan for the future needs of their own rapidly expanding programmes.
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