| AIDS in China | |
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| Mar 25, 2007 04:59 |   |
 | What about AIDS in China? Do you know the present statistics? What precaution taken by the expats in China? |
| Mar 25, 2007 14:16 | #1 |
| From a personal point of view, the last question is easy. Speaking for myself it's a no risk situation: no needles (no problem), and no sex (boo hoo, boring!!! Might need to make a change to this part of my life, then I will have to think about your question, LP) |
| Mar 25, 2007 20:35 | #2 |
| HIV/AIDS is a serious and growing problem. Fortunately in the last few years the government has become more proactive in dealing with it. The most important modes of transmission in China are IV drug use and prostitution. There have been some very serious scandals involving 'bad blood'- usually illegal blood selling. Worst hit was Henan province, which now has some serious social problems caused by these illegal blood sellers. I'm not sure of the current statistics, but I believe the government and WHO estimate there are 800,000 HIV positive people in China, although only a fraction of those are officially registered. If anybody has the latest statistics, correct me, please, because I'm going purely by memory here. The precautions taken by expats in China should be the same as the precautions taken by people anywhere: Avoid IV drugs (or at least use clean needles if you're an addict), the usual safe sex practices (although I'd recommend staying well clear of prostitutes and the kind of people found in sleazy bars no matter how many condoms you use), and so on. If you're in need of medical care, you should be careful of the hospital you go to. Make sure it's clean and hygienic and the follow all the standard procedures dealing with dangerous things. Some hospitals have been caught reusing needles, which is obviously a recipe for disaster. |
| Mar 26, 2007 03:59 | #3 |
| Be cautious to sex, needles and blood. |
| Mar 26, 2007 04:40 | #4 |
| A relative of a Chinese friend of mine died of HIV because of a blood transfusion. This is not unique to China though. I happened to be in Hangzhou during World Aids Day and they were handing out red ribbons and had set up stalls and information about it. There was also a display about it on my university campus. I heard on the grapevine, but never verified it, that a top Chinese expert on AIDS disappeared (along with his work) on the day before he was due to give an important speech about the reality of AIDS in China. |
| Mar 26, 2007 04:59 | #5 |
| Some of the activists and doctors working in the HIV/AIDS field are known to be a little more outspoken than the authorities prefer, so they do sometimes "disappear" for a little while, particularly when there's an important international visitor or they're offered some reward. Often it's the local or provincial authorities who do the disappearing, though. In the case of Henan, a lot of the local officials bear some of the responsibility for the bad blood scandal. Others may be afraid of getting into trouble or missing out on promotions if their superiors here too much bad news. Fortunately attitudes are changing, slowly but surely. |
| Mar 26, 2007 10:58 | #6 |
| Dear Paul, Me 11 with you. Thinking for the old and news friends who will accompany with me in Canton fair. Yes I have knowledge. Discussion makes right it. Chris, Lemon & Lee Thanks for yore sharing. |
| Mar 30, 2007 01:22 | #7 |
| If you go and look for trouble (fast food) you probably will find it, if not, your'e safe home. |
| Mar 30, 2007 23:53 | #8 |
| Understand, Thanks |
| Dec 1, 2007 23:27 | #9 |
| GUEST16196 | Does anyone know what percentage of smokers in China have HIV/AIDS? Or how many HIV/Aids patients are smokers? Are there any smokefree tours in China? Or SMokefree trips from China to any of the 15 SMokefree countries? Thanks |
| Dec 2, 2007 04:46 | #10 |
| There is almost nowhere smokefree so I don't think it is possible to organise such trips - unless you want to go camping (hotel rooms normally smell of stale tobacco) and eat at Macdonalds. There are signs here and there saying smoking is not alowed but invariably there is a smoker or two indulging in their drug addiction immediately beneath the sign. I do note that Guangdong is somewhat better than many other areas, the regulations are generally respected on buses. The smoking situation is the single biggest negative about China. Of course, it is easy to be critical but it has been a long hard fight to get smokefree environments in other countries and it has only recently been achieved. (Why do we allow drug addicts to drive cars, buses and trains??? Nicotine IS a mind altering drug). I think you are unlikely to get any useful statistics linking smoking and HIV/Aids. Anyway, I would question any figures made available in China. I am curious, what is the smoking HIV correlation about? Are these figures available for other countries? |
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