Role of Global Fund Program in promoting AIDS prevention and control in Henan Province / 中华疾病控制杂志

ABSTRACT

The third round of Global Fund AIDS Program carried out in the 19 counties of Henan Province has promoted a comprehensive prevention and treatment of AIDS in the whole province.The main achievement of this project includes about 23 698 medical staff training,improving the capacity of AIDS prevention and control in the areas,and attracting multidivisions to participate in the AIDS prevention and control work.As a result,1 092 government departments and grassroots organizations participated in the program and 2 832 activities,attracting 94 213 persons voluntarily to receive counseling and AIDS testing;the service of HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing(VCT)has accounted for 99.33% of the total HIV detective samples.So VCT has become the major method of HIV detection in the population.The implementation of incentive mechanisms has promoted the intervention in high-risk behaviors,and has prevented AIDS transmission from mother to child or sexual transmission between couples.In 2008,the rate of mother to child transmission in Henan Province fell to 4.16 percent and the positive transforming rate of single-positive spouse was 1.13/100 person per year.Through the establishment of medicine supervision mechanisms to promote the anti-virus measures,the survival rate of the AIDS patients who have been treated for over 12 months has reached 89.48%.