China Pledges Medical Care For Hiv-positive Boy Shunned By Village

Beijing vows that eight-year-old threatened with expulsion from Sichuan village will receive a living allowance and an educationChina’s health ministry has promised to provide medical care and a living allowance for an eight-year-old HIV-positive boy targeted by villagers for expulsion, state media have reported.In a case that drew widespread condemnation, about 200 residents – including the child’s grandfather – signed a petition last week to expel him from their village in the south-western province of Sichuan to “protect villagers’ health”, triggering anger online at perceived prejudice and ignorance in the countryside.

Topics:  hiv-positive   sichuan   china   village   medical care   expulsion   eight-year-old   living   allowance   health   

 

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