Impact
UNICEF support to China has played a critical role in raising the profile of children, adolescent and familys' needs in a world with HIV/AIDS. Advocacy by UNICEF and other partners for Chinese children contributed to a national AIDS policy called "Four Frees and One Care." The policy includes free schooling for orphans, free measures for preventing mother-to-child-transmission, free AIDS testing to all, and free medicine for people living with AIDS. - UNICEF support to the first PMTCT site in Henan province in 2003 has led to the scale-up of PMTCT services in over 127 counties with plans to expand to over 250 by early 2006. -In collaboraiton with the Clinton Foundation and WHO over 100 children have started pediatric AIDS care in 5 provinces, with estimated 200 to be on treatment by mid 2006. -UNICEF, WHO and MSF have supported supply chain assessments in 6 provinces to promote the effective distribution of ARVs, drugs fro OIs and diagnostics for children and mothers. -UNICEF supported the first provincial-level policy on children affected by AIDS in Henan Province. -Developed models of teaching life skills in 'labour schools' [juvenile detention] -UNICEF and the Ministry of Education implemented life skills activities, including teacher and student manuals, implemented in over 700 schools in 7 high prevalence provinces reaching 500,000 children. Work is being coordinated with UNESCO and UNFPA. -UNICEF and the Beijing University on Ethnic and Religious studies conducted children and young people's vulnerability research and planning activities during 2006. -UNICEF and the Chinese Natioanl Commitee for the Care of Children [CNCCC] supported a National "Children Affected Seminar" in Beijing and a "National Children Affected by AIDS Day" to raise awareness of children's needs, decrease stigma and discrimination and promote integration of children affected by AIDS into "child protection legislation." -Provided technical inputs into the drafting of the Communist Party HIV/AIDS Education Materials on Children and HIV/AIDS China's children affected by HIV/AIDS...Read more
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