China to Hold National HIV/AIDS Conference

China will hold a national AIDS conference in mid-November in Beijing. It will be the biggest HIV/AIDS event in China since it reported the first AIDS case in 1985, according to the Chinese Association of STD/AIDS Prevention and Control, one of the organizers. Initiated by the Ministry of Health, the conference will be comprehensive, covering policy-making, project management, and participation of government departments and non-governmental organizations. Along with ranking Chinese officials and specialists in the field of HIV/AIDS and STDs, some volunteers and HIV patients will also attend forums and activities during the conference, according to Dong Yongkun, secretary-general of the association. "The meeting is open to the whole society because the fight against HIV/AIDS needs efforts from all people of the country," he said. Medical research and disease surveillance, health education and behavioral intervention, and treatment and nursing of AIDS patients will also be on the agenda.

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