简介：Herfirstthoughtwastocommitsuicide.ButthreeyearsafterXiaShuqingfoundoutshewasHIVpositive,shelaughsandaddsthat,thankstocompensationfromthelocalgovernment,herannualfamilyincomehasnowdoubled.

简介：Mother-to-ChildHIVIAIDSTransmissionClinicalstudiesindicatethattheriskofperinatalHIV/AIDStransmission,ifnotinterrupted,isbetween15and50percent.Internationalstatisticsshowthateveryyear,thereare2.4millionHIV/AIDSinfectedpregnantwomenwhogivebirthto800,000infectedbabies.HIVinfectionhascausedworldinfantmortalitytoriseby75percent.StatisticspublishedbytheChineseMinistryofHealthshowthatinsomeareas,perinatalHIV/AIDStransmissionhasincreasedfrom0.1percentto0.6percent,andthat30to40percentofinfectedmotherspassthekillervirusontotheirbabies.

简介：Themonkhasauspiciouspatternstattooedonhisforearms,followingafolkbeliefthatthetattoocouldchaseevilspiritsaway,andprotecthimfromcontractinganyincurabledisease.ThefaithisshakynowintheshadowofHIV/AIDSloomingaroundtheManchunmanTempleof1,400yearsold,wherethe24-year-oldDuSuwasordained14yearsago."Yourmonkerydoesn’tnecessarilyimmunizeyoufromit(AIDS).Really,nothingcankeepthatevilawayunlessyouliveahealthylife—nodrugabuse,nounsafesex,"saystheyoungmonkshyly,glancingathistattooedrightwrist.Hebecameawareofthedreadfuldiseasewhenitclaimedthelifeofthevoungerbrotherofhismaster,asenior

简介：China'sarduouswaragainsttheHIV/AIDSplaguegainedapowerfulnewwarriorwhentheStateIndustry&CommerceAdministration(SICA)integratedanHIVpreventionmessageintoitsroutineduties.SICAisthegovernmentorganizationresponsibleforthesupervisionofmarketsandtheenforcementofadministrativelawsforindustryandcommerceinChina.