Integrating prevention & management of STI/HIV/AIDS into reproductive, maternal and newborn health services in China China presentation Wang Linhong MD, Professor National Center of MCH, China CDC 1
HIV/AIDS in China Prevalence: the latest estimation results indicate that as of late 2005, people currently living with HIV/AIDS in China are approximately 650,000, of which 75,000 have developed AIDS. Nationally, HIV prevalence averages 0.05%(rang 0.04 to 0.06%).In 2005, there were an estimated 70,000 new HIV infections. 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 85-90 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 AIDS 5 3 5 23 29 52 38 126 136 230 233 714 1028 6120 12652 7550 HIV(+) 492 216 261 274 531 1567 2649 3343 3306 4677 5201 8219 9732 21691 47606 36614 years 2
Modes of transmission among HIV/AIDS cases (2005 estimates) IDU 44.3 MTCT 1.4 Blood 10.7 Sexual 43.6 3
% 50 Proportion of female HIV/AIDS cases (1998-2004) 39 40 35.9 30 20 15.3 14.3 19.4 22.7 25.4 10 % 0 1.6 1.2 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Proportion of MTCT in reported HIV/AIDS (1998-2005) 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.4 0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 4
Multi-sector Cooperation to Integrate STIs/HIV/AID Prevention 5
Policy support: HIV/AIDS prevention committee under State Council established in 2004 Issued National policy of 4 Free 1 Care policy Action plan for stopping HIV/AIDS(2006-2010) Promulgate AIDS prevention guideline in March 2006 AIDS regulation (2006) 6
4 free s and 1 care Free antiviral treatment to groups with financial difficulties in rural, township and urban areas. Free anonymous blood test in the highly affected areas. Free schooling for the orphans who parents suffered HIV/ADIS Free counseling, testing, and treatment to HIV positive pregnant women Provide special relief to AIDS patients who have financial difficulties. 7
Support from Multi-sector: Establish coordination mechanism among Ministries of Health, Family Planning, Civil Affairs, Public Security, Finance, Justice, Communications, Youth League and Women s Federation 8
Multi-sector cooperation Prong 1 Prong 2 Prong 3 Prong 4 Multi-sector coordination to do mass education condom promotion High risk group intervention STIs prevention and treatment standardization Use MCH & FP network to provide comprehensive RH services Condom promotion Standardized fertility management Integrate PMTCT into MCH and RH routing work and guidelines provide comprehensive PMTCT services in prenatal, labour and postnatal health care M&E improvement Comprehensive support for PLWHA Treatment of HIV children Care for orphan Community support and care 9
Primary STIs/HIV prevention among women Mass campaign for general population including youth, women and their family members Provide comprehensive RH services by MCH & FP network Establish sentinel surveillance sites including pregnant women, adolescences, sex workers and STIs patients 552 sites until May 2006 Screening among high risk groups all over the country 10
Mass campaign focusing on women, adolescent, migrant workers 11
Intervention among high risk groups There are 2686 teams to work on the intervention of sexual transmitted HIV/AIDS 100.0 Clean needle exchange sites increased to 91 stations 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 Male involvement 0.0 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 每次用有时用从未用 Condom promotion Condom use among sex workers within one month(1995-2005) 12
Management of RTIs/STIs Establish the report regulation of STIs Establish STIs clinic management and technical criteria Provide the integrated services at MCH or FP clinics 13
Prevent unintended pregnancies among HIV positive women Provide FP and perinatal services including condom promotion by health and FP sectors Offer good quality ANC, PNC and postabortion care, and referral in MCH and FP net work Offer contraception counselling and supplies of condoms and demonstrate use for youth, women and their family members 14
PMTCT To integrated RH services, provide comprehensive PMTCT services for pregnant women and pre-marriage care people Develop implementation protocol, technical handbook and training materials Improve public awareness IEC activities and IEC materials Build up capability of PMTCT Training for MCH/FP workers and managers 15
Intervention services VCT and ARV service provision Infant feeding counseling, provision of free formula in some project areas Follow up infant using MCH service network 16
Care & support for HIV-infected women, their infant and their families Free school education for AIDS orphan (92.71%) Financial assistant for positive mothers and their family Community based care and support for positive mothers and their family 17
Guideline to treatment and care for HIV+ child has been developed by the end of 2004 Free pediatric ART program aimed to cover everyone who needed Conduct CD4 testing and virus load for HIV positive children Regimen AZT (d4t) + 3TC + NVP (EFV) Cotrimaxizole for prophylaxis Data collection for pediatric information 300 HIV positive children received ART 18
The way forward Coordination need to be strengthened and make it more effective Improving coverage to ensure universal access to PMTCT services Increasing awareness among the general public and eliminating discrimination about HIV/AIDS Capacity building is needed especially on VCT, PMTCT, infant feeding 19
Thanks! 20