In early February 2012 the Chinese Ministry of Health announced that it intends to introduce so-called “real-name” HIV
testing. The measure aims to help health officials to follow up with those who test positive. Instead, the new policy would discourage many people from getting tested at all.
Asia Catalyst supports the China Alliance for People Living with HIV/AIDS (CAP+), the China Gay Health Forum and many other Chinese AIDS activists in calling on the Ministry of Health to reject real-name testing and strengthen privacy protections at hospitals and testing sites. China’s leaders should pass–and enforce–stronger laws to ban discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.
See our letter to the Minister of Health, Dr.Chen Zhu here and see our full list of signatories to our online petition after the jump.
AIDS and
Rights Alliance for Southern Africa – Windhoek, Namibia
Concerned
Citizen – New York City, NY
Foundation
for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
International
AIDS Women’s Caucus (IAWC) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stop AIDS
in Liberia – Monrovia, Liberia
Taiwan
Tongzhi Hotline Association – Taipei, Taiwan
Fatima
Abuddullah – Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
Megan
Adamson-Jackes – Philadelphia, PA
Stefanie
Art – Munich, Germany
Nick
Bartlett – San Francisco, CA
Edwin
Bernard – Brighton, United Kingdom
Philip
Berryman – Philadelphia, PA
Lizzy
Berryman, Asia Catalyst – Philadelphia, PA
Christine
Bomar – Woodbridge, Virginia
Derek Boom
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Brian
Bonci, Asia Catalyst – New York, NY
Costas
Boussios – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Joseph
Bugo – Jackson Heights, NY
Wang Yuen
Chan – Hong Kong, China
Amy Chan –
Hong Kong, China
Chester
Chang – Taipei, Taiwan
Mikaela
Chase – Washington, D.C.
Marco Chau
– Hong Kong, China
Denise
Cheung – Hong Kong, China
Panda
Cheung – Hong Kong, China
Mandy
Cheung – Hong Kong, China
Rebecca
Cheung – South Bend, Indiana
Eric Chu –
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China
Cherry
Chui – Hong Kong, China
Shiu Ka
Chun – Hong Kong, China
JiYoung
Chung – Bundang, Republic of Korea
Nicola
Chung – Hong Kong, China
Rukia
Cornelius – Cape Town, South Africa
Sara
Davis, Asia Catalyst – New York, NY
Chan Chung
Dick – Hong Kong, China
Daphne
Ding – Singapore
Fang Doris
– Taipei, Taiwan
Oscar
Dupont – Melbourbe, Australia
Richard
Elliot, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network – Toronto, Canada
Chan Fei –
Hong Kong, China, AIDS Concern
Richard
Fields – New York, NY
Mike
Frick, Asia Catalyst – New York, NY
Richard
Garella, Loudmouth Films – Philadelphia, PA
Adam
Garner – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lindsey
Gauzza – Brooklyn, NY
Teresa
Girolamo, University of Washington – Brooklyn, NY
Dan Hajdo
– Columbia, Maryland
Jennifer
Harrison – Riverside, RI
Gisa
Hartmann, Asia Catalyst – Bomlitz, Germany
Chun Wai
Ho – Hong Kong, China
Jim Hoe –
Hong Kong, China
Paul Hsu –
Taipei, Taiwan
Andrew
Hunter, Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers – Samsen Nai, Payatai, Thailand
Joyce
Hunter – Sunnyside, NY
Shih-Shiuan
Wilson Kao – Taipei
Karyn
Kaplan, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group – Bangkok, Thailand
Clare
Keating – Brooklyn, NY
Franz-Josef
Kemnade – Cologne, Germany
Nang Mo
Kham – Yangon, Burma
Caren
Kraupner – Cologne, Germany
Kate
Krauss – Philadelphia, PA
Heide
Marie Kremer – Miamai, FL
Shalena
Broadnax Krumm, Asia Catalyst – Brooklyn, NY
Hui Lai
Kwan – Woosung Street, Jordan
Kay Kwok –
Hong Kong, China
Daera
Lahui – Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Anna Lau –
Los Angeles, CA
Edward
Laurson – Denver, Colorado
Joanne
Lawson – London, United Kingdom
Flora Lee
– Hong Kong, China
Vera
Lehmann – Berlin, Germany
Margaret
Lewis, Seton Hall University Law School – New York, NY
Kevin Li –
Hong Kong, China
Tingyu Li
– Norway
Ivory
Yi-Hui Lin – Taipei, Taiwan
Lee Yung
Lin – Hong Kong, China
Jedidah
Lucas – Nairobi, Kenya
Kristina
Lühr – Hamburg, Germany
Raha M –
Tehran, Iran
Winnie Mak
– Hong Kong, China
Christoforos
Mallouris – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Judy
Manton – Tenafly, NJ
Maria
McMahon – Coogee, Australia
Donna Mock
– Medford, Oregon
Michael
Morrill – Augusta, Maine
Rayila
Muhammad – York, United Kingdom
David
Munar – Chicago, IL
Dinah
Musindarwezo – Nairobi, Kenya
Judy
Mwaura – Nairobi, Kenya
Lo Nam –
Hong Kong, China
Jaevion
Nelson – Kingston, Jamaica
Fabiano
Nero – Bangkok, Thailand
Neda Ng –
Hong Kong, China
Isabel
Nunes – Lisboa, Portugal
Laydia
Olusa – Columbia, Maryland
Ingrid
Pang – Hong Kong, China
Shiba
Phurailatpam, APN+ – Bangkok, Thailand
Linda
Plenert – Winnipeg, Canada
Matthew
Ponsford – Halifax, Canada
Jojo Poon
– Hong Kong, China
Juanita
Ramirez – Monrovia, Liberia
Juergen
Reckfort – Muenster, DE
Corinna
Reiff – Berlin, Germany
Jana
Riesenbeck – Leverkusen, Germany
Nicolas
Ritter – Curepipe
Christian
Rumu – Bujumbura, Rwanda
Roxanne
Saucier – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Claudia
Schaar – Koeln, Germany
Meena
Seshu – Sangli, India
Anuja Shah
– New York, NY
Hanna
Shevchenko – Kyiv, Ukraine
Hari Singh
– Delhi, India
Steph
Smith – Liverpool, United Kingdom
Ramon Soto
– Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Dietlind
Sprickmann – Cologne, Germany
Annika
Stennert – Adelaide, Australia
Jamie
Todd-Gher – San Francisco, California
Jamie
Uhrig – New York, NY
Wim
Vandevelde – Lisbon, Portugal
Bettina
von Reden – Cologne, Germany, Aids-Waisenhilfe Koeln e.V.
Lin Chi Wa
– Hong Kong, China
Jane
Walker – Brewster, MA
CK Wang,
Asia Catalyst – Brooklyn, NY
Deborah
Watson, University of Oklahoma – Oklahoma City, OK
Matthias
Wienold – Berlin, Germany
Benny Wong
– Hong Kong, China
Nicole Wong
– Singapore
Kurt Wong
– Hong Kong, China
Loretta
Wong, AIDS Concern – Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China
Vicky Wu –
Taitei, Taiwan
Aman Yee –
Hong Kong, China
Billy Yip
– Hong Kong China
Helen Yip
– Hong Kong, China
Kathy Yip
– Hong Kong, China
Rex Yiu –
Hong Kong, China
G Yu –
Hong Kong, China
Mike
Zabek, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
Anna
Zakowicz – Glostrup, Denmark
