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Chinese youth faced with threat of HIV virus
( 2003-11-11 23:08) (Xinhua)

China now has up to one million HIV carriers and most are youngsters aged between 15 and 19, according to Zhang Xinsheng, vice-minister of education.

Zhang made the remarks at an international forum on AIDS and SARS held at prestigious Qinghua (Tsinghua) University in Beijing Monday, but did not disclose the exact figure of China's young HIV carriers.

Children and youth are the group of people most vulnerable to AIDS. In 2001, about 3.2 million children fell victim to the HIV virus and the number was still snowballing worldwide, according to relevant figures released by the United Nations.

To provide a more healthy environment for the development of children, governments at all levels should work harder still to spread the knowledge on AIDS prevention, while the developed countries and multinationals should accelerate the transfer of technology on AIDS prevention to developing countries, Zhang said.

China has begun teaching primary school pupils and middle school students knowledge on AIDS prevention, the risks of drugs abuse and the importance and urgency to protect the environment since March this year and listed three subjects as compulsory courses.

 
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