Sino-Sierra Leone friendship hospital at Jui Commemorated World Aids Day, yesterday Monday 27th November 2017.
December 1st every year is commemorated around the globe as World Aids Day, geared towards raising awareness about the disease, examine the strides made in combating the disease and mapped out new methods in tackling the disease.
In commemorating this year’s World Aids Day, the Sino-Sierra Leone friendship hospital（The 19th China Medical Team） in collaboration with it’s members took the campaign to the freetown where it is believed the disease is making head way.
The theme for this year’s commemoration is “Right to Health”.
The commemoration started in the hospital with every staff wearing the Aids logo brooch raising awareness, distributing condoms and encouraging people to be tested to know their status.
Speaking on behalf of the Economic and Commercial Counselor’s Office of the Chinese Embassy in the Sierra Leone Counsellor Shen Xiaokai noted that World Aids Day is a day that looks at the successes in the fight; reflect on the challenges faced and a day when firm commitments are made to do more to overcome the disease.He said that to achieve the theme he said that our needs to reduce all new infections, prevent mothers from dying and babies from becoming infected with HIV.
Come from Dr.Huang shu
Thursday November 29, 2017.