| "The exact number of infections keeps rising in the nation but at a lower speed compared with previous years," said Chen. |
陳部長(zhǎng)表示，中國(guó)感染人數(shù)將會(huì)繼續(xù)上升，但上升速度將會(huì)比前些年緩慢。 |
| He noted that the government has been providing free voluntary blood tests, free anti-retroviral treatments for AIDS patients with economic difficulties, free medical advice and treatment for pregnant women and infants, free education for AIDS orphans and governmental care for AIDS patients who live in poverty. |
他提到，中國(guó)政府一直以來(lái)都為民眾提供免費(fèi)的自愿驗(yàn)血服務(wù)，為經(jīng)濟(jì)困難的病人提供抗逆轉(zhuǎn)錄病毒治療，為孕婦和嬰兒提供免費(fèi)醫(yī)療建議和治療，為艾滋病孤兒提供免費(fèi)教育，同時(shí)支持和幫助貧困病人的生活。 |
| When answering a question from China.org.cn Deputy Director Wang Xiaohui, Sidibé highly praised China's efforts on AIDS prevention and care in recent years. China has seen a decrease in infant infections due to mothers living with HIV, and has increased its medicare coverage of AIDS patients. |
西迪貝在回答中國(guó)網(wǎng)副總裁王曉輝提問(wèn)時(shí)高度贊揚(yáng)了近年來(lái)中國(guó)的艾滋病防治工作。中國(guó)母嬰艾滋病感染率有所下降，艾滋病病人醫(yī)療覆蓋率有所上升。 |
| Chen said that the central government's funding for AIDS control topped one billion yuan in 2009, while special funds appropriated from the central government to local governments amounted to 989 million yuan. |
陳部長(zhǎng)說(shuō)，2009年中央在控制艾滋病方面的投入達(dá)到了10億元，劃撥到地方政府的專項(xiàng)資金達(dá)到了9.89億元。 |
| "In China, we have a long way to go to prevent and control HIV-AIDS. China appreciates and welcomes the support of the international community," Chen said. "China wishes to conquer AIDS with the world by expanding international cooperation and learning from the experiences of other countries." |
“中國(guó)的艾滋病防治道路還很長(zhǎng)，我們感謝并歡迎國(guó)際社會(huì)的支持和幫助。”陳部長(zhǎng)說(shuō)：“中國(guó)希望通過(guò)擴(kuò)大國(guó)際合作、吸取別國(guó)經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)和全世界一起征服艾滋病。” |
| So far, China has 276 AIDS control programs that are jointly operated with more than 40 foreign governments or international organizations. Running these programs involves 3.58 billion yuan in funds. |
目前，在中國(guó)已經(jīng)執(zhí)行和正在執(zhí)行的艾滋病防治國(guó)際合作項(xiàng)目達(dá)276個(gè)，涉及40多個(gè)國(guó)家政府和國(guó)際組織，項(xiàng)目經(jīng)費(fèi)累計(jì)約35.8億元人民幣。 |
| Sex contact main cause for HIV's spread in China |
性接觸是艾滋病在中國(guó)的主要傳播途徑 |
| The report revealed that HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is now spreading in China mainly through sex. This trend will demand new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it. |
報(bào)告顯示艾滋病病毒HIV在中國(guó)主要通過(guò)性接觸傳播。這個(gè)趨勢(shì)表明現(xiàn)在急需采取新的防治措施，以避免感染人數(shù)反彈。 |
| Data show that 40 percent of new HIV infections diagnosed in China were acquired through heterosexual contact, with homosexual sex accounting for 32 percent. |
數(shù)據(jù)顯示異性傳播占確診新增病例的40%，同性傳播占32%。
（China.org.cn 任仲希 譯）
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