Weekly snapshot of Chinese health news

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BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The following are the highlights of China's health news from the past week:

-- China makes progress in AIDS prevention, treatment

China has made progress in the prevention and treatment of AIDS, keeping its prevalence rate at a low level.

AIDS transmission through blood transfusions has been basically blocked, and transmission through intravenous drug use and mother-to-child transmission have been effectively curbed.

The National Health Commission has made arrangements for combating transmission through sexual contact, the main mode of transmission currently in China, and eliminating mother-to-child transmission.

-- China tightens drug administration as law takes effect

China's revised drug administration law, adopted by the top legislature in August, went into on Dec. 1, as part of the country's efforts to strengthen supervision to ensure drug safety.

Aimed at addressing prominent problems of the pharmaceutical industry, such as counterfeit and substandard drugs and high drug prices, the revised law stipulates the strictest standards and toughest measures in supervision over the whole process of the industry chain, including the research and development, manufacturing, sales, use and management of drugs.

-- China to further improve nutrition for rural students

Chinese authorities have issued a circular to further strengthen the nutrition improvement program for rural students in compulsory education.

The circular demanded school officials accompany students to school meals as a way of ensuring food safety and asked schools to invite parents to accompany students to school meals if the facilities permit. Enditem

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