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Health plan targets AIDS
13/4/2007 9:49

Cai Wenjun/Shanghai Daily news

The city's new three-year health plan will launch new measures combating the growing number of AIDS cases in the city, health officials said yesterday, Shanghai Daily reported.

"There were 718 new HIV carriers and 53 AIDS patients last year, the highest amount of HIV/AIDS cases detected in one year," said Cai Wei, vice director of Shanghai Health Bureau. "Under the plan, authorities will further promote the use of condom machines in entertainment venues and set up 10 clinics with narcotics substitutes to drug addicts to prevent the spread of AIDS."