MOH’s notice not enough to help HIV/AIDS patients: NGOs (2)

The NGOs also complained the ministry's notice was too vague.

"The list of the designated hospital should be scrapped as it can be used as an excuse by some institutions to refuse patients," Chang Kun, director with the Zhengzhou-based HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment organization He'erbutong in Henan Province, told the Global Times Sunday.

"The notice provides no details on improving medical services, nor is there any increased funding," said Beijing Aizhixing Institute in a report released online Saturday.

The institute said the ministry also did not say how medical institutions or staff would be punished if they refused to treat people with HIV/AIDS.

It also noted that there is no reporting system available to receive complaints from patients who are treated badly.

There are currently five regulations in the country concerning HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, released either by the ministry or the State Council.

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