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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Mapping the Spatial-Temporal Distribution and Migration Patterns of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mainland China: A Web-Based Study.
TL;DR: The largest dating website in China was searched to obtain open information from all users in the Chinese mainland from January 2006 to August 2017 to strengthen the management of migrant MSM and increase their basic understanding of HIV.
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Partnerships Between a University-Affiliated Clinic and Community-Based Organizations to Reach Black Men Who Have Sex With Men for PrEP Care.
Meredith E. Clement,Nwora Lance Okeke,Terry Munn,Miguel Hunter,Kareem Alexis,Amy Corneli,Arlene C. Seña,Kara S. McGee,Mehri S McKellar +8 more
TL;DR: This work aims to demonstrate the efforts towards in-situ applicability of EMMARM, which aims to provide real-time information about the human papillomavirus infection and its symptoms to aid in the diagnosis and management of these diseases.
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Low sustainability, poor governance, and other challenges encountered by grassroots non-governmental organizations targeting HIV prevention for men who have sex with men in China - a nation-wide study.
TL;DR: In this paper, the governance and sustainability issues of Grassroots non-governmental organizations (NGOs) played pivotal roles in HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in China.
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Community-based family-style group homes for children orphaned by AIDS in rural China: an ethnographic investigation
TL;DR: Characteristics of community-based group homes can be replicated in other care arrangements for AIDS orphans in resource-poor settings for the optimal health outcomes of those vulnerable children.
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Complete genome sequencing and evolutionary analysis of HCV subtype 6xg from IDUs in Yunnan, China.
TL;DR: The genetic evolutionary analysis further confirmed that subtype 6xg originated from Myanmar, and transmitted to Dehong through cross-border IDUs, and confirmed the assignment of 6xG.
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