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The image shows the site of the “World AIDS Day” themed publicity activity held at the Zhengzhou Aviation Industry Management Institute on November 29. Photo courtesy of Henan Provincial Health Commission
China News Service, Zhengzhou, November 30 (Li Mingming) On the eve of the 33rd “World AIDS Day”, Henan Province has launched a variety of AIDS prevention and control activities, working together to prevent and combat AIDS and share health responsibilities.
December 1, 2020 is the 33rd “World AIDS Day”. This year’s theme is “Unite to Prevent and Fight AIDS and Share Health Responsibilities.” In order to further expand the coverage of advertising and create a prevention and control environment where the whole society participates, in the last month, around the theme of this year’s advertising, the Henan AIDS Prevention Office has organized a series of publicity activities for AIDS prevention and control throughout the province.
Since November, the Henan Institute of Technology has launched “12.1 World AIDS Day” advertising month. 337 volunteers from across the school have used self-edited dramas and webcasts to spread awareness about AIDS prevention and control, and have successively held AIDS visualization sessions. In-depth bedroom activities such as peer education, AIDS prevention and control themed classes.
On the 29th, at the Zhengzhou Aviation Industry Management Institute, nearly 500 student volunteers and medical staff from related units participated in free consultations, exhibitions of AIDS prevention arts programs, volunteer flags, and sworn signatures. “We intend to promote the spread, infection and influence of advertising and education on HIV / AIDS through the promotion and application of short videos, live webcasts on the Internet and other new forms of activities,” said the head of the Office Henan Provincial AIDS Prevention.
Guo Wanshen, director of the Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters that with the continued increase in treatment drugs, AIDS has gone from a fatal epidemic to a manageable chronic disease.
“However, there is still no cure for AIDS and it cannot be prevented with vaccines. Thus, blocking the source of infection, cutting the route of transmission, protecting susceptible people, and popularizing knowledge about AIDS prevention. they are the main means of preventing AIDS, “said Guo Wanshen.
Wang Danni, deputy chief physician of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine University’s First Affiliated Hospital AIDS Research Center, said, “When I give lectures to students, I often remind everyone to keep clean and take care of themselves. The alarm bells are ringing. Actively learn about AIDS, understand AIDS, stay away from AIDS and defeat AIDS. “
Wang Danni said that AIDS can be prevented and if there is a risk of infection, the CDC should stop it in time.
Guo Wanshen also presented that studies have shown that after exposure to AIDS, if you can take advantage of the 72-hour window of infection and take the blocking drug for 28 days as soon as possible, you can effectively block the spread of AIDS. The earlier the drug is used, the lower the chance of infection.
According to data provided by Henan Province AIDS Prevention Office, as of October 31, 2020, there are 65,896 cases of infected people and patients in Henan Province. From January to October 2020, 4132 new cases were reported, a decrease of 17.5% year-on-year. The following characteristics are present: First, the epidemic situation continues to increase, but the growth rate has slowed down. Second, sexual transmission has become the main route of transmission, with an increase in male-to-male sexual infections. The third is the diversification of infected people and has increased the risk of a rapid spread of the epidemic from high-risk groups to the general population.
Henan Provincial AIDS Prevention Office recalled that all sectors of society should take steps to properly understand AIDS, eliminate discrimination against HIV-infected people and patients, promote a healthy lifestyle, increase knowledge on AIDS prevention and control, preventing and reducing the harm of AIDS. (End up)
