HIV/AIDS patients achieving improved outcomes

China has expanded HIV/AIDS therapy to cover over 90 percent of patients in the country, and for those already in treatment there is a 90 percent success rate, signifying major progress in tackling the disease, according to a recent study.

A successful treatment outcome for HIV/AIDS patients means that the virus' replication in the body has been suppressed to the extent that the viral load in the blood remains undetectable.

Improving access to effective treatment has resulted in a decrease in the disease's mortality rate and a marked rise in life expectancy for HIV/AIDS patients in the country, said the study released on Oct 20 by China CDC Weekly, a research platform of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.