China Detains Six People Involved In Blood Selling Scheme In Guangdong Province
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Chinese authorities on Wednesday detained six people involved in a blood
selling scheme in Jieyang city in China's Guangdong province, including
the "mastermind" of the scheme and five sellers, the AP/International
Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 4/6). Blood
selling practices during the 1990s in China's Henan province contributed
to the spread of HIV, which affected about one million people, according
to some advocates. The situation in Henan led officials to pledge
reform, and China's Ministry of Health says that it maintains stringent
supervision of blood-collection centers in the country. According to the
health ministry, it closed about 150 illegal collection and supply
agencies nationwide in 2004, the last year for which official figures
are available (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 3/2). According to the
United Nations and the Chinese government, tainted blood largely has
been brought under control in the country, the AP/Herald Tribune
reports. About 5% of newly diagnosed HIV cases last year were the result
of tainted blood transfusions or blood selling, according to the health
ministry.
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Detains Six People Involved In Blood Selling Scheme In Guangdong Province
Created Sunday, April 15, 2007 by T.Smith, M.S.