Beijing, Feb 6: The Chinese government has issued a five-year action plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in a bid to not just prevent future cases but also to provide a better life to affected paitients. 

The Government will work towards documenting all the present cases of HIV infected paitents and wor towards reducing infections through drug needles, blood transfusion and the mother to child transmission of the infection. The plan will also work towards reducing the fatiliy rate by improving the quality of life of affected people. The State Council will be handling the new health policy.  
 
The plan, to be implemented between 2016 and 2020, has set multiple targets such as reducing AIDS-related activities of male homosexuals by at least 10 per cent and decrease mother-to-child transmission rate to less than 4 per cent, the people's Daily reported.
 
More than 90 per cent of the infected people and patients should receive anti-virus treatment and more than 90 per cent of the cases of such treatment should be successful, according to the plan.
 
The plan also promotes the use of traditional Chinese medicine in AIDS treatment. International cooperation on research will be strengthened to enhance the prevention and treatment, the plan added.