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ON THESE, 125 PERSONS WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE. THESE COMPRISED 52 HAEMOPHILIACS, 33 REFERRALS FROM GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, 29 REFERRALS FROM PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS AND 11 ATTENDANCES AT THE SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS.
THE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WAS STARTED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 1985 TO MONITOR THE AIDS SITUATION IN HONG KONG.
UNDER THIS PROGRAMME, HIGH RISK GROUPS SUCH AS INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSERS, SEXUALLY PROMISCUOUS PERSONS AND HAEMOPHILIACS WERE TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODIES.
SINCE 1985, THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE HAS ALSO CONDUCTED A MASS SCREENING PROGRAMME ON ALL DONATED BLOOD.
UP TO LAST MONTH, A TOTAL OF 438,773 UNITS OF DONATED BLOOD HAS BEEN TESTED AND ONLY SEVEN UNITS WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE.
LAST MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT'S AIDS COUNSELLING AND HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE RECEIVED OVER 1,601 CALLS.
THE CENTRE IS SPECIALLY SET UP TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO PEOPLE WHO FEAR THEY MIGHT HAVE CONTRACTED AIDS AND ALSO TO CONDUCT HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, SUCH AS SEMINARS AND TALKS, FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND CONCERNED BODIES.
SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 32,716 CALLS HAVE BREN RECEIVED BY THE HEALTH STAFF MANNING THE CENTRE.
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