GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Cell Research, 15(11-12):914-918, Nov-Dec 2005

Chinese NGOs in action against HIV/AIDS

Hua XU ^1,*, Yi ZENG ^1,2, Allen F ANDERSON³

¹The US-China AIDS Alliance Foundation, Beijing100029, China
² Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100052, China
³School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1701, USA

Correspondence: Hua XU 86-10-64225073 (phone) 86-10-64225072 (fax) E-mail:xuhua20012001@yahoo.com

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Abstract

Chinese nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have played a significant role in the battle against AIDS in the People's Republic of China. This article provides a brief overview of the structure of these organizations, as well as an analysis of their principle accomplishments. Of great significance in this analysis is the fact that Chinese NGOs have effectively dealt with many sensitive health education areas that government authorities have felt reluctant to handle directly. As such, they have provided an indispensable component in the HIV/AIDS prevention and control calculus on the mainland.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, NGO, health education, health intervention.