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China sets up AIDS patient data bank
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-06-06 09:07
A nationwide data bank on all known HIV carriers and AIDS patients is
expected to be established by the end of this year, with each HIV/AIDS patient
having an individual file, sources with China's Center of Disease Preventionand
Control (CDC) said Saturday.
"The move aims at making more accurate assessment of the AIDS epidemic in the
country and providing timely and effective medicaltreatment to HIV carriers and
AIDS patients," according to an official with the Venereal and Aids Disease
Prevention and ControlCenter under the CDC.
AIDS testing centers around China have reported that some of the testees just
disappeared after being informed that they were HIV positive and, without
detailed personal information, follow-upmonitoring and treatment would become
extremely difficult.
The Ministry of Health have confirmed that incomplete statistics on HIV
carriers and AIDS victims have impeded efforts on further study and treatment of
this deadly contagious disease.
"The introduction of a comprehensive data bank will help dramatically improve
this situation," said the official with the Venereal and Aids Disease Prevention
and Control Center. "it will also provide policy-making basis for analyzing AIDS
spreading trends, optimizing AIDS control resources and appraising
treatmentresults."
According to experts, the data bank will include more than 10 items
concerning personal information, including ID card number, blood type, etc.
County level centers for disease prevention and control will be held responsible
for confirming information of each known HIV carrier and AIDS patient, and
conducting follow-up monitoring.
Since the first detection of an HIV case in 1985, there are approximately
840,000 HIV carriers now in China, including 80,000 AIDS
patients.
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