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Beijing makes HIV/AIDS prevention first lesson in college

Xinhua, October 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

For students admitted to seven universities in Beijing this year, the first lesson they were given this September was on HIV/AIDS.

According to the Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, 11,000 students from seven universities had participated in nine sessions on HIV/AIDS prevention last month.

Incorporating HIV/AIDS prevention into the college orientation program comes in response to the rising rate of HIV/AIDS infection in the nation's capital, particularly among young people.

Sexual intercourse remains the major source of transmission, accounting for 95 percent of all cases. For many, diagnosis comes very late in the disease's development.

Authorities say these sessions are currently still being trialed but will likely be rolled out across all colleges in the capital. Endite