The opening of an AIDS clinic in Xiangfan city of Hubei province in
May 2003 marks a turning point for MSF activities in China. Officially
recognized as a pilot project, the program has the potential to be replicated
countrywide if it is successful. In addition to treating opportunistic
infections related to AIDS, MSF has begun antiretroviral treatment for a
handful of patients, hoping to include 500 people in the coming years. After
the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong
in March 2003, MSF provided protection and training in Hong Kong and in
two hospitals in Zhangjiakou city in Hebei province on the Mainland. MSF
continues to provide medical and psychological care, housing and food
to marginalized children and minors of Baoji city in Shaanxi province. In
Kashgar Prefecture in Xinjiang province, MSF focuses on hygiene promotion
and water sanitation.
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Year in Review Rafael Vilasanjuan,
MSF Secretary General Dr. Morten Rostrup, President,
MSF International Council
