China News Service, Taiyuan, March 27 (Gao Ruifeng) "People living with HIV are a special group, they need an understanding and a normal look." On the 27th, the campus health event was held at Shanxi University in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Guo Xiaoping, principal of Linfen Red Ribbon School, said at the AIDS prevention ambassador's presentation.
At the presentation, Guo Xiaoping, the principal of Linfen Red Ribbon School, and Bao Yugang, vice chairman of the Asian Bureau of the AHF AIDS Health Foundation, shared the stories of children with AIDS, explained the transmission routes of AIDS, testing routes and other related knowledge, and called on all walks of life to correctly understand AIDS and understand AIDS. People infected with the virus are less discriminatory and more tolerant.
On the 27th, Shanxi University held a campus health and AIDS prevention ambassador presentation. On-site activities such as the issuance of the "Condom Ambassador" certificate and HIV testing were carried out.
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Linfen Red Ribbon School is a full-time school specializing in the treatment of children with AIDS. Its predecessor was the "Love Classroom" in the Green Harbor Ward of the Infectious Disease Hospital of Linfen City, Shanxi Province.
Guo Xiaoping introduced that in the 16 or 7 years since its establishment, the school has accepted a total of 53 students, and there are currently more than 30 students in the school.
"In 2002, when I was the dean (Linfen Infectious Disease Hospital), I received AIDS patients; later, several children admitted to the ward were at school age but were unable to go to school, so I started a'caring classroom' with my colleagues. , Until the establishment of the Red Ribbon School." Guo Xiaoping, Dean and Principal, shouldered.
In 2015, he resigned as the dean. He said, "There is no shortage of a dean at the infectious disease hospital, but the Red Ribbon School lacks a principal."
Guo Xiaoping told the story of a pair of siblings with children with AIDS.
"When I picked them up, my brother was 8 years old and my sister was 5 years old. Their parents were absent and they had no relatives. They lived in a leaky house, and their skin was ulcerated." He said that they not only suffered from illness, but also faced discrimination from neighbors. isolated.
"What the school wants to give to the children is to stay healthy and live with dignity."
On the 27th, Shanxi University held a campus health AIDS prevention ambassador's presentation, calling on the public to correctly understand AIDS and not to blindly discriminate against people living with HIV.
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Bao Yugang explained knowledge about the transmission route of AIDS.
"Through publicity activities, face-to-face contact with students, listen to their ideas, and pass on the correct knowledge to students, so that students have a correct understanding of AIDS. At the same time, let students understand the common sense of AIDS prevention and join them in the fight against AIDS. ."
Activities such as the issuance of the "Condom Ambassador" certificate and HIV testing were also held at the presentation.
Gao Chaochao, a 19th-grade student of Shanxi University, was one of the nine “ambassadors” of the event. He said, “You will not be infected if you eat, shake hands, or hug people with AIDS. Pay attention to them instead of discriminating against them. At the same time, hope Everyone is self-cleaning, responsible for themselves, and responsible for society."
In addition, Guo Xiaoping introduced the "May 26 AIDS Anti-discrimination Lunch Day" event.
He said that the purpose of launching the event was to gain the understanding of AIDS patients among ordinary people.
"In 2017, 16 students from Linfen Red Ribbon School participated in the college entrance examination and 15 were admitted to the university. I hope people will not blindly discriminate against this special group in their daily lives, and have more understanding and tolerance, so that they feel that they are part of society. , And also contribute to society." (End)