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Condom Producer Joins China's Fight Against AIDS
March 20, 2003 A joint venture producing Durex condoms in China is
participating in the country's HIV/AIDS public education
campaign. Qingdao London International Latex Co. Ltd. will donate
$544,000 to fund the three-year campaign. The campaign will
consist of public awareness programs and informational pamphlets
that advise the public on prevention. "The general public,
especially in rural areas, know little about HIV/AIDS," said Li
Ying, a health education institute communications official,
referring to a survey that found more than 70 percent of Chinese
do not know about the need to use protection during sex, and over
20 percent know nothing about AIDS or the modes of transmission.
Organizers of the program hope to promote the use of condoms
through the dissemination of pamphlets and, perhaps, through TV
advertising. Although mass media advertisements for condoms have
long been prohibited in China, policies are becoming more
flexible due to the efforts of officials and public health
workers.
Excerpted from:Back to other CDC news for March 20, 2003 Xinhua News Agency 03.19.03 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |