[NEWS] South China Morning Post on Asia Catalyst/Korekata Report

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By Paul Mooney

An international NGO has issued a report urging Beijing to provide
compensation to tens of thousands of victims of the 1990s HIV-tainted
blood disaster, and arguing a fund is urgently needed as victims have
been unable to get fair compensation on their own.

“China has a historic opportunity to make things right for the victims
of the world’s largest HIV/Aids disaster,” said Sara Davis, executive
director of Asia Catalyst and a co-author of the report.

Read the full article here.

Download the Asia Catalyst/Korekata report.

[REPORT] China’s Blood Disaster: The Way Forward (2012)

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This
month, Chinese legislators are reviewing a ground-breaking proposal
that would provide compensation to tens of thousands of victims of
the HIV/AIDS tainted blood disaster. A new report, released today by
Asia Catalyst, shows this compensation fund is urgently needed, since
victims have been unable to get fair compensation on their own.

 

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[REPORT] 中国：为血液污染受害者提供补偿

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本月，中国的立法者将要审阅一份开创性的提案。这份提案提议为中国几万名血液污染受害者提供补偿。亚洲促进会今天发布了一份研究报告，表明由于受害者无法通过其他途径获得补偿，中国急需建立一个补偿基金来处理这个问题。

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[COMMENTARY] China Issues New Five-Year HIV/AIDS Action Plan

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By Hou Ye

This week, China’s State Council published its 12th Five Year Action Plan of China HIV/AIDS Control, Prevention and Treatment. The new plan lays out an assessment of HIV/AIDS in China and government strategy to combat the epidemic.

The plan states that sex has become the main vector of HIV transmission and that the epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) has increased significantly. Spousal transmission has also increased. In the areas lacking
prevention of mother-to-child transmission efforts (PMTCT) are not conducted, the rates of mother-to-child transmission are high.

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[NEWS] China’s Migrants Gain New Rights From Old Document

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By Gisa Hartmann

The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s government has issued new regulations giving migrant workers new rights. The regulations, originally published in February 2011, were kept secret to give local authorities time to prepare for the expected rush for applications. The State Council circular allows some workers to register for hukou (household registration, 户口) in small and mid-sized cities.

Under the directive, workers must meet certain criteria, including a stable job and stable residence for small cities and an additional one year participation in social security payments for mid-size cities. Large cities such as Beijing
are not included. Since many public services provided in cities, including public health and public schooling, are only accessible with a hukou/registration, this change in regulation will break down barriers to access free medical services for many workers as well as their spouses and children, who are included in the household registration change.

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