HIV numbers increasing in China. What's the reason?

Source: Instinctmagazine

The quickest answer that may come to mind is that people are having more unprotected sex in China.  Charles Liu of thenanfang.com believes that there are more reasons for the increase other than just greater occurrences of unprotected sexual activity.

So the increase in the number of HIV+ cases reported in China is due to many factors.  Even though the numbers have been increasing every year, it is not just the possibility that more people are contracting HIV every year, but testing is becoming more available for newly positive as well as previously positive individuals.  The increase in younger men could be as well that the youth of China are more open to being tested as well as practicing the LGBT life.  The world is becoming more accepting of LGBTers and in such, as more people are able to live the life they desire, health issues of LGBTers are becoming more aware by China's citizens and its health care providers.More

10/8/2016

This gay Chinese man passed on his HIV infection to his wife. But she doesn’t know that.

Source: Los Angeles Daily News

When HIV first emerged in China, it was largely transmitted through blood transfusions. China managed to contain an epidemic that broke out in the 1990s, but now HIV rates are on the rise again.

This time, it’s among gay men. Last year, men who have sex with men accounted for about 28 percent of all new HIV infections in China.

That includes gay men who are married to women.

Maitian lives in Chengdu with his wife. They have been married for 20 years and have an 18-year-old son. Maitian is not his real name. He asked us to use a pseudonym because he is gay and HIV positive.

Maitian says shortly before he got married, he started exploring his sexuality. At the time, homosexuality was punishable under the crime of “hooliganism.” In 1997, China eliminated the crime of hooliganism, and homosexuality was in effect decriminalized. Four years later, it was removed from a list of mental illnesses in China.More

10/8/2016

China Allocates 1.94 Bln Yuan to Subsidize Orphans

Source: Women of China

The central government will allocate more funds to the basic living allowance it gives to orphans and children living with HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Finance said Monday.

It will channel 700 million yuan (105.1 million U.S. dollars) more into the allowance fund this year, according to a statement on the ministry's website.

Coupled with the 1.24 billion yuan already extended, the central government has allocated 1.94 billion yuan this year.More

9/8/2016

Chinese Youth Mark Chinese Valentine with safe sex campaign

Source: CRIENGLISH

Lovebirds in China are very fortunate as they get to celebrate not one but two Valentine's Days. The Qixi Festival, China's Valentine’s Day, falls on the seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese calendar and it falls on Tuesday August 9th this year. As couples, young and old, are getting ready for one of the most romantic days of the year, UNICEF China is cautioning them against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

The music may be familiar theme songs from movies and TV shows but listen carefully to the lyrics and you will find that they have one thing in common. These songs are used to educate young people about sexual and reproductive health.

As the Qixi Festival arrives in China, a network of Chinese youth are calling for young people to make using condoms "cool" to protect themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.More

8/8/2016

Chinese scientists claim possible breakthrough in HIV, hepatitis cure

Source: China Daily USA

There's now hope at the end of the tunnel for patients with chronic viral infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B.

According to an article published online by Nature magazine, Chinese scientists have identified a unique subset of virus-specific CD8+ T cells playing a pivotal role in the control of viral replication during chronic infection.

Ye Lilin, a professor from the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing and a co-author of the article, said that the CD8+ T cells kill infected cells and secrete antiviral cytokines to effectively clear the virus in the acute infection.More

8/8/2016

HIV on the rise among Chinese teenagers

Source: GBTIMES

China is seeing an unprecedented rise in the number of HIV-positive teenagers, with the number almost quadrupling between 2008 and 2014.

The amount of new HIV-positive patients in China doubled from 56,000 in 2008 to 104,000 in 2014, with cases among young gay men accounting for 80 percent of all diagnoses among teenagers.

According to the National Centre for Aids and STD Control, five provinces reported more than 100 HIV-positive students in 2013, while 2014 saw that double to ten, according to Beijing Morning Post.