HIV Testing and Counseling in China

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HIV Testing and Counseling in China

• Dr Ma Wei
• National Center for AIDS/STD Control and
  Prevention
• Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Peoples Republic of China

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HIV/AIDS in China
Estimated infections by 2005
650,000 Accumulative reported infections
183,733 About 72 did not know their status
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Knowledge of HIV status
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Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing in China
Policy
Scheme of Implementation
Guidance on Management
Training
Counselors
Setting up VCT sites
Yearly Plan
Monitor and Evaluation
Data Management
Quality Control
VCT Service
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Ministry of Healths Policy Document on VCT
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5 Year Action Plan (2006-2010)
By the end of 2007 2-3 sites providing free
testing and counseling in each county.
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Regulation of AIDS Prevention and Care (2006)
Health facilities assigned by government
should provide free HIV testing and counseling
for those who voluntarily accept HIV testing.
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3037 VCT sites in China (By June,2006)
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Service models of HIV Testing and Counseling
Model 1Independent HIV counseling and testing
(Free testing, CDC,hospitals with counseling
room) Model 2Integrated HIV Counseling and
testing (STD clinics, antenatal
clinics, etc. Free or charged testing ) Model 3
Integrated HIV Counseling (STD
clinics, antenatal clinics, etc. Referred to CDC
for testing ) Model 4Group counseling or
outreach service (Service for high
risk group and detainees, etc)
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VCT in a STD clinic (Jiangxi Province)
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Procedure of data report
County VCT sites
County CDC
Prefectural CDC
Prefectural VCT sites
Provincial VCT sites
Provincial CDC
National CDC
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New procedure to be implemented
County VCT sites
County CDC
Prefectural CDC
Prefectural VCT sites
Provincial VCT sites
Provincial CDC
National CDC
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VCT in China (2006)
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Goals in 2007

• Providing free testing and counseling for
  855,000
• Training 11,572 counselors

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Expanding access to HIV testing and counseling

• Revising current policy, focusing on PITC
• (June,2007)
• GAP pilot sites -Jinan?Guangzhou?Guiyang
• China CARES pilot sites5 urban and 6 rural sites

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THANK YOU!