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19:43, 30-Nov-2017
Premier Li says China will step up fight against AIDS
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for improved HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to build a healthy China.
Ahead of the 30th World AIDS Day on December 1, Li said that prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS constitutes a key part of the "Healthy China" campaign.
While commending progress in keeping HIV/AIDS infections at a low level, Li ordered government departments at all levels to invest more and "break through the bottleneck" in research of AIDS prevention and treatment.
He said efforts must also be made to improve prevention and treatment and to provide more targeted services with more support for impoverished groups.
China said in a national health plan published earlier this year it would aim to provide more free medicine to help treat AIDS and also promised to improve its AIDS testing facilities.
According to the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 575,000 Chinese people were living with HIV/AIDS by October last year.
China will also encourage social organizations and volunteer groups to help keep the virus under control and strengthen international cooperation, according to a notice posted on the country's official government website.
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Source(s): Reuters
,Xinhua News Agency