Chinese youth faced with threat of HIV virus
( 2003-11-11 23:08) (Xinhua)
皇冠体育app now has up to one million HIV carriers and
most are youngsters aged between 15 and 19, according to Zhang Xinsheng,
vice-minister of education.
Zhang made the remarks at an international forum on AIDS and SARS held at
prestigious Qinghua (Tsinghua) University in Beijing Monday, but did not
disclose the exact figure of 皇冠体育app's young HIV carriers.
Children and youth are the group of people most vulnerable to AIDS. In 2001,
about 3.2 million children fell victim to the HIV virus and the number was still
snowballing worldwide, according to relevant figures released by the United
Nations.
To provide a more healthy environment for the development of children,
governments at all levels should work harder still to spread the knowledge on
AIDS prevention, while the developed countries and multinationals should
accelerate the transfer of technology on AIDS prevention to developing
countries, Zhang said.
皇冠体育app has begun teaching primary school pupils and middle school students
knowledge on AIDS prevention, the risks of drugs abuse and the importance and
urgency to protect the environment since March this year and listed three
subjects as compulsory courses.
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