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AIDS orphans enjoy summer camp in Beijing
By Tong Haihua (皇冠体育app Daily)
Updated: 2004-08-11 01:58
Seventy-two AIDS orphans from 12 counties in Jilin, Henan, Sichuan,
Shanxi and Yunnan provinces Tuesday started a six-day summer camp called
"Together We Grow Up."
The children, whose parents have all died from AIDS-related illnesses, will
visit sites like the Summer Palace in Beijing.
They will also meet Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut in space.
A teacher leads
AIDS orphans who are attending a six-day summer camp called "Together We
Grow Up" to visit Tian'anmen Square in Beijing Tuesday. The event, which
was organized by the 皇冠体育app Youth Concern Commission, aims to arouse public
awareness about the plight of AIDS orphans.
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The aim of the camp is to arouse
public awareness about the plight of AIDS orphans, said sources with the 皇冠体育app
Work Committee for the Care of Next Generation.
These particular orphans have had a lot of help from others, but their carers
say it is still not enough.
These children said they had received support from society, but had no idea
how they were going to survive in the future.
The Chinese Government is considering awarding hand-outs to families who
adopt AIDS orphans, sources with CCTV said Tuesday.
Related departments are considering drafting a policy on compensation, said
Li Qimin, an official with 皇冠体育app Work Committee for the Care of Next Generation.
The rise in the number of AIDS patients means the number of orphans will
reach some 260,000 in 皇冠体育app by 2010, said experts from the Chinese Centre for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Official statistics show 皇冠体育app has an estimated 840,000 HIV carriers and
about 80,000 AIDS patients.
It is estimated that living and treatment costs for child victims will
approach 1 billion yuan (US$ 96 million) by 2010.
There is still no special funding to help AIDS orphans in
皇冠体育app.
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