TAG = "prevention"
Yunnan Training Report, April 2010
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
More photos from this training
Yunnan province has been extremely hard hit by HIV, in comparison with other areas in China, accounting for over 25% of all reported cases of HIV in China. In 2007 the JAIDS reports that there were 57,325 cases of HIV in Yunnan province; injecting drug use (IDU) and unsafe sexual behaviour were listed as the 2 major causes of transmission. Risky behaviours are continuing and while there is a decrease in cases of HIV amongst injecting drug users (from 100% in ’89 to 42.5% in 2007), there is still a significant increase in sexually transmitted HIV, up to 47.4% in 2007.
Ethnic minority groups in China have, in the past, been the most affected by HIV, largely due to their lack of public health awareness and access to social services. In fact, they account for nearly half of all reported cases of HIV in Yunnan province. In addition, numbers have drastically increased amongst the Han majority population, which now accounts for over 60% of reported cases in Yunnan. “It (HIV) has begun to move from farmer minority groups in rural areas to worker Han majority urban settings. The high percentage are now due to sexual contact.” (GoKunming. M.)
Keeping this shift in mind, the Yunnan training group decided to focus on Han villages for our HIV prevention education workshops within our target area in Dehong, Yunnan. Our April 2010 training was in a Han village — the first time one of our trainings was given in an entirely Han ethnicity village.
April 2010 Yunnan Training Photos
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Training Under the Glow of the One Lightbulb
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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HIV/AIDS Training in a remote De’Ang village in Santaishan Township, Yunnan Province, China.
De’Ang Music and Dancing in the Dark
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
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De’Ang villagers kick off our HIV/AIDS and health training with lots of local flavor. The training had to be held in the town center under a single lightbulb.
Buying Fruits for De’Ang Training
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
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At the fruit market, as we buy all the necessary supplies (mosquito coils, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, fruit and some candies) for our training session in a remote De’Ang village in Santaishan Township.
