Wang Longde
Ministry of Health, the People's Republic of China.
AIDS. 2007 Dec;21 Suppl 8:S3-7. doi: 10.1097/01.aids.0000304690.24390.c2.
The unique pattern of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China--high HIV infection rate among injecting drug users (IDUs) and former plasma donors (FPDs)--but a relatively low overall infection rate in the country provides a window period for taking action. Over the past 10 years, Chinese scientists have conducted several pilot demonstration projects that provided domestic evidence for policy development for controlling AIDS. More recently, the Chinese government has taken bold steps to scale-up HIV testing and counseling, offer free anti-retroviral treatment to AIDS patients, and expand primary prevention measures such as methadone maintenance and needle exchange programs for drug users and condom promotion for sex workers and men who have sex with men. The remarkable achievements in such a short period of time indicate that China is strongly committed to limiting the epidemic and maintaining a low HIV prevalence into the future.
中国艾滋病病毒/艾滋病流行的独特模式——注射吸毒者和既往有偿供血者中艾滋病病毒感染率高，但全国总体感染率相对较低——为采取行动提供了一个窗口期。在过去10年里，中国科学家开展了多个试点示范项目，为制定控制艾滋病政策提供了国内依据。最近，中国政府已采取大胆举措，扩大艾滋病病毒检测和咨询服务，为艾滋病患者提供免费抗逆转录病毒治疗，并扩大初级预防措施，如为吸毒者开展美沙酮维持治疗和针具交换项目，以及为性工作者和男男性行为者推广使用避孕套。在如此短的时间内取得的显著成就表明，中国坚定致力于限制疫情，并在未来保持低艾滋病病毒流行率。
