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Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) - November 2, 2001
Going up: The first nine months of this year saw more recorded HIV infections in China than in the whole of last year. An estimated 28133 people are known to have the virus; 5616 were identified this year. About 600 000 people in China are thought to be HIV-positive.
Going down: New surveys have led the Mozambican government to revise downward the percentage of its people infected with HIV from 15% to 13%. Safeguards: Public health workers are now entitled to state-sponsored tests and preventative medication if they are exposed to HIV through a needlestick injury at work.
Helping children: The Hope for African Children Initiative has been launched with the help of a $10-million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The initiative will work with community programmes to care for children affected by HIV/Aids.
Source: www.redribbon.co.za, SAPA, FDA
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