Objective:ToincorporatestudentsandotherlocalcommunitypartnersincreatingacollaborativeNanjingWorldAIDSDayexhibition.Background:StigmaanddiscriminationcontinuetocomplicateeffectiveWorldAIDSDayactivitiesinChina.IncludingforeignstudentsinWorldAIDSDaycampaignsbroadensthepotentialChineseaudienceaswellasmakingthegovernment'sAIDSpoliciesmoretransparent.Methods:Inordertobroadenthepotentialaudience,relevantmedia(television,radio,newspaper)werenotifiedofthe2003NanjingWorldAIDSDayExhibition.TheexhibitionrepresentedauniquecollaborationbetweenNanjingUniversityandtheChineseNationalCenterforSTDandLeprosyControl,dependingonforeignandChinesestudentsatseverallevels.Inaddition,closecontactsattheJiangsuProvincialHealthBureauhelpedtocoordinatelocalexpertsanddistributionofcondoms.Results:Thismulti-disciplinarycooperativeexhibitionwassuccessfullycompleted.Severalmajormediasourcescoveredtheevent.Conclusions:ThesuccessofthiscampaignsuggeststhatotherurbancitieswithsignificantforeignstudentpopulationscouldbenefitfromincludingforeignandChinesestudentsinfutureWorldAIDSDaycampaignactivities.
