HIV
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East Asia
Modern anti-viral medicines bring new hope for HIV carriers in China
In 2017, an 80-year-old HIV-positive man underwent successful cardiac surgery at the Beijing-based Peking University People’s Hospital, under the recommendation of Professor Li Taisheng, the Director of the Infectious Diseases Department in the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH). As one of China’s leading researchers and a renowned clinical specialist…
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East Asia
South Korea: refusing checkup is discrimination against HIV carrier
It is discrimination against HIV carriers for a healthcare center to refuse them a medical checkup, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said. The rights watchdog advised the institution to educate its staff of human rights. According to the commission, Monday, an HIV positive patients made a temporary…
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