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### Viewing cable 06GUANGZHOU5479, Journey to the West: HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza

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06GUANGZHOU5479 | 2006-02-28 06:10 | 2011-08-23 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Consulate Guangzhou

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    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    R 280610Z FEB 06
    FM AMCONSUL GUANGZHOU
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9036
    INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
    RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 0207
    RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
    RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC
    RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
    RUEHC/DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
    RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
    RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
    RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
    RHHMUNA/HQ USPACOM HONOLULU HI

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 GUANGZHOU 005479

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    DOL FOR ILAB
    HHS FOR STEIGER, ELVANDER AND BHAT
    NIH FOR FOGARTY CENTER (HOLT)
    NIH ALSO FOR NIAID (HOFF)
    STATE FOR USAID FOR ANE AND GH/HIV-AIDS
    STATE FOR S/GAC, OES, OES/PCI, OES/IHA, DRL/PHD, AND EAP/CM
    CDC FOR GLOBAL AIDS PROGRAM
    USDOC FOR ITA/MAC/AP/OCEA MCQUEEN
    BANGKOK FOR USAID (BRADSHAW)
    USPACOM FOR FPA

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: KHIV KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO CH
    SUBJECT:  Journey to the West:  HIV/AIDS, Avian Influenza
    and Other Guangxi Health Stories

    Ref: A) Guangzhou 5377 and previous, B) Guangzhou 4512,
    --   C) 05 Guangzhou 22787 (all notal)

    GUANGZHOU 00005479  001.2 OF 004

    (U) THIS DOCUMENT IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED.  PLEASE
    PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.  NOT FOR RELEASE OUTSIDE U.S.
    GOVERNMENT CHANNELS.  NOT FOR INTERNET PUBLICATION.

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary:  Local governments have taken some
    measures to combat the threat of avian influenza (AI) and
    the spread of HIV/AIDS, but the scale of the threat appears
    to dwarf the size of government programs.  In addition with
    respect to HIV/AIDS, the accuracy and availability of
    information about infected and at-risk individuals remains
    questionable, possibly undermining the government's claims
    of preparedness.  Furthermore, despite the expansion of
    HIV/AIDS programs -- including ones funded by USAID -- in
    the region, a thriving sex worker industry in border and
    port towns continues to challenge outreach efforts.  End
    Summary.

    AI: See No Evil, But Still Take Precautions
    -------------------------------------------
    ¶2. (SBU) As part of Consulate Guangzhou's "journey to the
    west" (ref A), Congenoffs with public health officials in
    Guangxi cities bordering Vietnam -- particularly Pingxiang
    and Dongxing -- with a major focus on HIV/AIDS but with
    spillover discussions on avian influenza.   Pingxiang
    Agricultural and Husbandry Bureau Deputy Director Huang
    laid out the government's approach to curbing the threat of
    avian influenza (AI).  Huang stressed that while Congzuo
    (the prefecture governing Pingxiang, a border town with
    Vietnam) has not yet suffered from any AI infections,
    officials have paid attention to the looming disease.  She
    detailed the local government's four-tiered anti-AI
    approach, which includes organized meetings; public
    education campaigns through various mass media mechanisms
    such as radio, the Internet, and newspapers; vaccination of
    all poultry, and the prohibition on sales of unvaccinated
    and undocumented birds; and authorization of all local
    governments to take immediate action against outbreaks.
    Deputy Director Huang stated that, in the event of an
    outbreak, local governments would set up teams to address
    quarantine and prevention.  In addition, she stressed the
    proven high quality of vaccinations available; fittingly,
    the same evening, CCTV1 announced that Beijing-based
    Sinovac had produced a new generation of avian flu
    vaccines.

    ¶3. (SBU) In further discussion, local officials
    acknowledged the market impact of AI on the sales on
    chicken and duck, but touted the good cooperation between
    Pingxiang and Vietnam in discussions over the illness.
    They insisted that public education had reached one hundred
    percent of all people in the area, including farmers and
    poor people.   When the Consul General raised news of the
    death of a 10-year-old girl in Ziyuan County, Guilin, who
    had died the day before, local officials asserted very
    defensively and on behalf of the entire province that there
    had been no verification that the girl's death was a result
    of poultry to human transmission.  (Comment: The nature of
    their comments and attitude raises the question of whether
    there is information about the issue.  The young girl lived
    in an area that has had no confirmed reports of AI
    outbreak, and there is still no confirmed source of her
    illness.  See ref B.)  Despite the outward confidence of
    local officials regarding AI, we noted that in all of the
    Consulate's Guangxi travels other than to Pingxiang, where
    we discussed the AI issue at length, officials at no time
    served chicken, even though chicken is among their favorite
    dishes.  A common local saying is, "A banquet is not

    GUANGZHOU 00005479  002.4 OF 004

    complete without chicken."

    HIV/AIDS: A Longer Track Record, But Hurdles Remain
    --------------------------------------------- ------
    ¶4. (SBU) Director Zhao of the Pingxiang Public Health
    Bureau then presented the local government's HIV/AIDS
    programs, while still underlining major challenges to their
    efforts.  Since 1996 to date, more than three hundred HIV-
    positive patients have been identified in Guangxi, and
    close to thirty people have died.  Pingxiang, a susceptible
    border town, has since become one of the main monitoring
    sites in the country, and provides other services such as
    HIV awareness, voluntary counseling and testing, initial
    blood sample testing, training for government officials
    both domestically and abroad, needle exchange programs, and
    distribution of condoms and HIV/AIDS information in over
    thirty hotels in the city. (Comment: Congenoffs note that
    the state-run guest house in Pingxiang did not offer
    condoms or HIV/AIDS information in the rooms, but each of
    the Consulate visitors received a nighttime phone offer of
    a "massage," a not-uncommon occurrence in Chinese hotels.)

    The Family Health International Project
    ---------------------------------------
    ¶5. (SBU) Pingxiang's major projects include partnerships
    with Johns Hopkins University, USAID, and international
    NGO's such as Family Health International (FHI).  As of
    August 2004, FHI in conjunction with the local Center for
    Disease Control (CDC) has provided anti-retroviral drug
    treatment and consulting for HIV/AIDS patients.  Also, as
    part of the Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) program, they
    provide treatment and voluntary testing specifically for
    drug users.  Since May 2005, FHI began providing a full
    range of service to local people including voluntary
    counseling and testing, and to date have counseled 142
    individuals, 45 of whom received initial treatment against
    infectious diseases, and 22 of whom received additional
    anti-retroviral treatment.  FHI also has developed outreach
    programs, health clinics and recovery centers targeting
    entertainment sites and truck drivers in the Puzhai border
    crossing area, and has employed several Vietnamese partners
    to help educate Vietnamese sex workers and patrons.  In
    November 2005, FHI hosted several events during which they
    tested 1,500 truck drivers and handed out 3,700 condoms.
    These outreach programs were still in development as of
    June 2005, when Congenoffs visited the Puzhai crossing (ref
    C).  In December 2005, FHI founded a peer support group for
    HIV/AIDS patients, and six patients attended the kickoff
    meeting.  (Comment: While FHI and Pingxiang CDC's efforts
    are commendable, the number of attendees indicates that the
    scale of remediation does not yet match the scale of the
    problem.)

    ¶6. (SBU) Despite progress in recent months, Director Zhao
    outlined many challenges to their anti-HIV/AIDS efforts.
    These challenges include a growing number of visitors due
    to the recent opening of the Nanning-Pingxiang highway; an
    increasing number of deaths from HIV/AIDS, causing a
    shortage of supplies and medical assistance for other
    patients; insufficient psychological care for patients and
    relatives; the spread of disease beyond at-risk groups; a
    need for more NGO coordination to facilitate exchanges with
    Vietnam; a limited reach for voluntary counseling and
    testing programs; and the need for more technical support
    from NGO's and the United States government.  When asked
    about stigma and discrimination, Director Zhao stated that
    Pingxiang had fewer problems with stigma than did other
    areas because of the success of public education.

    Lack of Reliable HIV/AIDS Data for Modeling Purposes

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    ¶7. (SBU) During a subsequent visit to FHI offices, opened
    in June 2005 in a small wing of the Pingxiang CDC offices,
    as well as to the anti-retroviral treatment center in the
    local hospital, FHI Regional Associate Director Pratin
    Dharmarak summarized the group's collaboration with local
    officials while criticizing the government's ability to
    tackle HIV/AIDS.  Dharmarak stated that the Chinese
    government was unable to model the problem because they do
    not have reliable data.  In addition, she opined that the
    government applies remedies in isolation and addresses only
    limited parts of the problem, because it lacks broader
    vision and integrated solutions.  To illustrate, she
    pointed out the government's emphasis on attacking HIV/AIDS
    geographically, while failing to meet different needs
    within various locales.  While Dharmarak expressed concern
    about the government's ability to develop programs in their
    absence, she also noted that FHI's USAID funding will run
    out in September 2006.

    Port Towns Bring In More Than Just Bulk Cargo
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    ¶8. (SBU) In Dongxing, a border-crossing town comparable to
    Pingxiang, Congneoffs visited another USAID-funded HIV/AIDS
    project managed by Population Services International (PSI),
    which in the past three years has established HIV/AIDS
    outreach points and a drop-in clinic and activities center.
    City officials were very supportive and spoke highly of the
    work done by PSI.   Dongxing contains various
    concentrations of sex workers, such as year-round sex
    workers in the city who usually operate under the aegis of
    organized criminal gangs, as well as summer migrants coming
    from Yunnan, Sichuan, and local areas, who work the beach
    area during summer months.  PSI has worked closely with
    local government officials to provide checkups, promote
    HIV/AIDS awareness and teach useful prevention techniques
    to sex workers, truck drivers and migrant laborers.  While
    the drop-in clinic "Sisters Health Home" does not
    explicitly mention HIV/AIDS in order to protect the privacy
    of people visiting the center, it is positioned adjacent to
    one of Dongxing's red light districts.

    ¶9. (SBU) As with FHI, PSI staff commented that their USAID
    funding will run out in September 2006.  PSI officials said
    the project was a work in progress and that Chinese
    officials needed more experience with working with
    international NGOs.  The PSI project is the first non-
    Chinese NGO to work in its city and has spent much staff
    time educating city officials on how to work with
    international NGOs.  PSI Director Grace Hefner, based in
    Kunming, came to Dongxing to show Consulate officials the
    program.  She expressed her gratitude for the Consulate's
    visit, saying that it has helped her in her work with
    government officials in supporting the program.  Hefner
    also noted that NGOs such as PSI and FHI have the ability
    to coordinate with sister projects in Vietnam in a way that
    Chinese and Vietnamese officials would find difficult
    without first going through their respective capitals.

    Operating Without NGOs in Fangchenggang
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    ¶10. (SBU) In Dongxing's neighboring port city,
    Fangchenggang (the prefecture level city administratively
    inclusive of Dongxing), CDC officials informed Congenoffs
    that the local center runs a very active anti-HIV/AIDS
    program providing information to local residents including
    junior and senior high school students.  Fanchenggang's
    Vice Mayor said in turn that the majority of HIV/AIDS cases
    are due to drug use, though he also acknowledged the role
    of sex workers in spreading the disease.  The Vice Mayor

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    attributed the drugs to sources in Vietnam and Yunnan, but
    said that Yunnan and Guangxi authorities have mounted a
    very rigorous campaign to combat drug smuggling, and noted
    that in recent years Vietnam had undertaken a similar anti-
    drug strategy.  Officials claimed that the number of drug
    addicts is increasing in Fangchenggang because of the
    increase in traffic, but also confirmed that the city does
    have a needle exchange program.  CDC representatives
    described the city's plan to more than quadruple the
    existing drug recovery center by increasing capacity from
    180 to 800 beds, or to one bed per one thousand people in
    the city.  They added that the recovery center plans to
    provide special treatment for HIV carriers in the future as
    well.  When asked about avian influenza, the officials
    simply responded that they have had no cases.

    ¶11. (SBU) Similar to Dongxing's active waterside red light
    district, Fangchenggang houses a red light area near the
    busy ports.  During an evening stroll through the town,
    congenoffs noted at least 19 red light establishments by
    the ports, though none appeared to be doing anything
    resembling a robust business.  In Fangchenggang, port
    workers make a reasonably good salary at an average of RMB
    36,000 per year (about USD 4,465), whereas people working
    in the town outside the port earn an average of RMB 10,000
    (about USD 1,240) per year.  By comparison, the average
    urban income in the region is RMB 8,900 (about USD 1,100)
    per year.

    Comment
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    ¶12. (SBU) While Guangxi's border and port towns are
    vehicles for rapid growth and international trade, the
    increase in economic traffic raises stakes for public
    health officials combating avian influenza and HIV/AIDS.
    An active international NGO presence heightens awareness of
    the illnesses and boosts government capacity building, but
    the government's current piecemeal solutions need to evolve
    to a larger and more integrated approach to addressing
    public health challenges.  Furthermore, the cross-border
    nature of avian flu, HIV/AIDS, and other health problems
    indicate that more cross-border linkages should be
    promoted.  International NGO participation appears to be a
    key catalyst for effective programs, and it would appear
    that in their absence, local government capacity to stem
    public health outbreaks such as HIV/AIDS will be crippled.

    ¶13. (U) Departing the area bordering Vietnam, Congenoffs
    headed back up north to Nanning for a Sunday visit to the
    much healthier environment of Guangxi's two major milk
    producers, the subject of the next message in the series on
    the Consulate's continuing "journey to the west."

    ¶14. (U) This message has been cleared by AmEmbassy Hanoi.

    DONG

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