Today, 1 december, is world aids day, and this year's campaign in my country is entitled “solidarity, ending aids, sharing health”。
Our overall aids epidemic
Still low prevalence
According to the national agency for aids control, the transmission of hiv/aids is currently largely disrupted, mother-to-child transmission and injecting drug use transmission are effectively controlled, and the number of reported cases of survival continues to increase year by year, with the number of newly reported cases showing a downward trend. The overall aids epidemic in our country remains low。
The spread of aids in our country
Risk behaviour decreased
In addition, according to the national agency for aids control, the risk of hiv transmission in our country is currently decreasing, but remains the main mode of transmission。
Liu yufeng, deputy director of the icd centre of china: more than 98 per cent of our country is now sexually transmitted, and heterosexual transmission is still predominant, at 70 per cent. We are also concerned about two groups of people, one elderly and the other young. For the group of older persons over 50 years of age, the trend is increasing, and this group is predominantly male. For the young population, although there is a slight fluctuation in absolute numbers, the overall epidemic is well controlled, and the spread of this population is mainly related to male sex。
What should be done to prevent hiv infection
What should the public do to prevent aids? The national agency for disease control has made recommendations for prevention:
The public needs to actively learn and learn about hiv prevention。
Aids testing is carried out at all levels of disease prevention and control and in medical institutions. Hiv testing is free of charge at voluntary counselling and testing facilities, and information on voluntary counselling and testing institutions can be consulted at local cdcs or in the network of officials of the cdcs。
To maintain a faithful sexual relationship. The husband and wife have to maintain a faithful sexual relationship and refuse yellow gambling. Older persons have to develop a healthy, civilized way of life and healthy old age。
Sex uses condoms. Protection through the use of condoms is mandatory in cases of extramarital sex。
Aids testing and counselling are conducted in a timely manner after unsafe sex and can be interrupted if necessary. In unsafe sex, consultations with local disease prevention and control institutions or medical institutions are conducted as early as possible, preferably within 24 hours and no later than 72 hours. If necessary, the use of drugs for the prevention of infection is taken on an emergency basis under the direction of a professional。
When diagnosed with hiv, safety measures are taken to prevent transmission and timely treatment。
“end” aids epidemic
Still facing serious challenges
End aids is an important element of the sustainable development goals, “good health and well-being”, adopted by the united nations general assembly in 2015. The complete reference to ending aids is “end the threat to public health by 2030”. If measured by quantitative indicators, by 2030, the global aids epidemic has dropped to less than 200,000 new infections, aids-related deaths to less than 200,000, and the “zero discrimination” goal。
The expert noted that, over the past 40 years, our country has made great progress in the fight against aids, but the challenge of achieving the goal of ending the aids epidemic remains daunting。
According to liu yufeng, deputy director of the iac, china center for disease control, the “end” of the aids epidemic is facing three main problems:
First, there may be gaps in the testing of key populations and further advocacy efforts are needed。
The second aspect is the technical aspects of detection, the timeliness of the results and the insufficient coverage of detection techniques。
The third area is discrimination and stigmatization, social stigmatization of those infected, or the protection of privacy information by individuals who may be reluctant to be tested, are some of the challenges we face。
(indistinct news client)
