China's State Council, the cabinet, Wednesday approved in principle a draft regulation on HIV/AIDS prevention and control.

The regulation specified roles of governments at various levels, the rights and obligations of people infected with HIV and of AIDS patients, the HIV/AIDS prevention and control system and relevant checking system, treatment of people living with HIV and measures on HIV/AIDS prevention and control.

The regulation will be officially promulgated and enforced after further revisions, according to the State Council.

(Xinhua News Agency January 20, 2006)