HIV sufferer denied treatment in Hubei, health authorities respond
China DailyHealth authorities in Hubei province have asked HIV designated hospitals to block information about the HIV status of patients after some doctors at general hospitals have allegedly declined to treat HIV patients after they learned about their conditions through patients' test results sharing system, according to media reports. The doctor refused to provide care upon discovering the patient's positive HIV status through the hospital's treatment system, as reported by Dingduan News, citing Shen Long, an HIV volunteer. According to the official website of Hubei Health Commission, in September, medical institutions in the province were asked to share test results for 82 items to avoid repeated tests. An employee at Hubei Provincial Hospital of TCM told Redstar News that a doctor at the hospital observed that the patient, who allegedly had a cold, tested positive for HIV within its system.
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