Chinese health authorities will attempt to limit the number of
AIDS infections to 1.5 million, Vice-Premier Wu Yi told a visiting
UN official on Wednesday.
Meeting with Nafis Sadik, special advisor to the UN
secretary-general and special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the
Pacific, Wu said the government attached great importance to the
prevention and control of HIV/AIDS.
It had annually increased financial support for HIV/AIDS
prevention and control, she said, adding the government had
initiated an action plan to curb and prevent HIV/AIDS from 2006 to
2010.
"The government values its cooperation with the United Nations.
We welcome UN departments to continue their support and help for
China on HIV/AIDS prevention and control," she said.
Wu said the government, with a responsible, open and transparent
attitude, would strengthen exchanges and cooperation with
international organizations in a bid to curb the spread of
AIDS.
Sadik praised the remarkable achievements China had made in
HIV/AIDS prevention and control. She said the UN would continue to
support China's efforts and was ready to cement cooperation in the
prevention, treatment and care of HIV/AIDS cases.
(Xinhua News Agency December 6, 2006)