Higher Public Tolerance Toward AIDS

As AIDS takes its toll in China, public awareness of AIDS is increasing and attitude toward AIDS becoming more tolerant. Officials with the Beijing Public Health Bureau announced that the number of HIV carriers now reaches two per 10,000 people. The city has a permanent population of over 10 million. A recent survey of 200 households in Beijing found that 57% of those polled said they would understand and care for AIDS patients regardless of the cause; 44% were sympathetic; 3…