New HIV/AIDS diagnoses falling: CDCAWARENESS: The nation has surpassed UNAIDS diagnosis, treatment and virus suppression goals for HIV/AIDS, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung saidBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThe number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS annually in Taiwan has been falling for the past three years, and it is expected to drop by 20 percent this year, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday. To mark World AIDS Day tomorrow and to raise public awareness on HIV/AIDS, the CDC collaborated with Breeze Group to place a Christmas train art installation in the main hall of Taipei Railway Station. There are about 40,000 people with HIV/AIDS in Taiwan and about 33,000 are receiving treatment, CDC Director-General Chou Jih-haw (周志浩) said. Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, second row center, and other guests pose for a photo yesterday at Taipei Railway Station. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei TimesThe installation conveys the message that HIV/AIDS can be prevented and treated, and that people can work together to help prevent infection, he said.

Source: Taipei Times November 29, 2020 15:56 UTC