Doctors combat AIDS among prisoners
China DailyA medical professional with Beijing Haidian Hospital introduces material on AIDS prevention to a visitor during a free consultation event in Beijing on World AIDS Day on Dec 1. "Intravenous drug use was once a major cause of HIV infections in Yunnan, as it borders the Golden Triangle, an area notorious for narcotics, and the yard was set to tackle a large number of handcuffed HIV/AIDS patients at that time," Fan says. "With no previous experience to fall back on and a high possibility of occupational exposure, many medical staff members felt wishy-washy." "It was doctors in the prison who gave me a second life," says Kui, who was told to have an amputation by several hospitals at that time. "I feel relieved as more doctors are engaged in the career," says the retiring Wang, who was also one of the few female doctors in the hospital.
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