Child's Drawing
A drawing by a child living with HIV/AIDS from Henan, China

Asia Catalyst (亚洲促进会）is a New York-based nonprofit that provides direct support to grassroots groups working for economic and social rights in Asia. Our current focus is on Chinese groups working in the field of HIV/AIDS and human rights.

"I Will Fight to My Last Breath": Barriers to AIDS Treatment for Children in China
Asia Catalyst announces the launch of a new report on access to treatment for children with HIV/AIDS, I Will Fight to My Last Breath: Barriers to AIDS Treatment For Children in China. Thousands of kids are living with HIV/AIDS in China, some as a result of tainted hospital blood transfusions. Last summer, two Asia Catalyst researchers conducted in-depth, on-the-ground research, in Yunnan Province, Beijing, and northeast China. They talked to children, their families, doctors, and policy experts, in order to document the many obstacles children still face in obtaining life-saving medicines. These obstacles include a shortage of adequately-trained doctors, debilitating side effects, stigma and discrimination, and the lack of access to hospitals from remote rural villages. To learn more, or to download the report, please visit the report page.

Chinese Rule of Law Dim Sum in NYC
A group of professionals with an interest in human rights and rule of law issues in China meets about once a month for dim sum in New York's Chinatown. Anyone with a professional interest in the field is welcome to join this group of academics, lawyers, NGO staff and journalists. Everyone pays their own way, and it's an informal opportunity to share news and make new contacts. Email us with your brief bio for more information.

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