China's Health Minister Chen Zhu talks to journalists at the end of a plenary session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Summit "Influenza Lessons Learned and Preparedness", in Cancun, Mexico, on July 3, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

China's Health Minister Chen Zhu talks to journalists at the end of a plenary session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Summit "Influenza Lessons Learned and Preparedness", in Cancun, Mexico, on July 3, 2009.

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  1. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer hands out gifts to a resident during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  2. CHENGDU, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A student makes a red ribbon during an event to promote the awareness of Aids at the Sichuan University on the World Aids Day today, December 1, 2009 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  3. Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), left, speaks as Chen Zhu, Chinese Minister of Health, listens during the launch press conference of a new UN report ahead of World AIDS Day entitled UNAIDS Outlook 2010 Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009 in Shanghai, China. A United Nations report says that the virus that causes AIDS is spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend requiring changes in strategy to fight the disease.

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  3. A Palestinian man covers his face with a kaffiyah, a Traditional Arab headdress, at the at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 after the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed on Sunday that five residents have been infected with the swine flu. The World Health Organization says it is monitoring the situation in the blockaded territory, where health care is shabby and there are a shortage of vaccines for health workers.
  4. Physicians wear face masks at the at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 after the Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed on Sunday that five residents have been infected with the swine flu. The World Health Organization says it is monitoring the situation in the blockaded territory, where health care is shabby and there are a shortage of vaccines for health workers.
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  6. A Palestinian girl is seen filling a bottle with water at a water fountain, near Al Baqa' Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Friday Nov. 13, 2009. Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water resource availability in the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
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  8. A Palestinian Man is seen filling a bottle with water near Al Baqa' Palestinian refugee camp in Amman, Friday Nov.13, 2009. Jordan has one of the lowest levels of water resource availability in the world, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
  9. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer holds a sign during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  10. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer introduces Aids prevention information to a resident during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  11. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A sanitary department staff hands out leaflets to audience during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  12. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer hands out gifts to a resident during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  13. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A red ribbon and the badge of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong are fastened on the coat of a volunteer during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  14. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer holds a sign and hands out leaflets to residents during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  15. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: Sanitary department staffs paste a poster during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.
  16. XIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 1: A volunteer holds a sign during an event to promote the awareness of Aids on the World Aids Day on December 1, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. According to Health Minister Chen Zhu, the number of HIV positive people in China probably stands at around 740,000, up from the estimated 700,000 who had the virus in 2007.

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