Closer look: Efforts to Protect HIV/AIDS Patients' Rights Fall Short

Students at Yangzhou Medical Institute formed a red ribbon November 2011 to call for attention on HIV/AIDS

A research paper released at a recent seminar says that in comparison with international HIV/AIDS prevention policies, China puts more emphasis on prevention and control than on the protection of patients' rights.

Worryingly, the report, released at a seminar at Renmin University of China School of Law, said the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic was severe.