21
January 2006
The
Trustees of the English foundation, Barry & Martin’s Trust, are pleased to
announce the award of Barry & Martin’s Prize 2005 to two recipients in
Xinjiang, namely 1) The Needle Syringe Programme in Yining City, Yili Prefecture
and its volunteers led by Mushajiang Shateerjiang, Nuermaimaiti and Adili; and
2) the Infectious Diseases Hospital of the CDC of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region, in Urumqi, led by its director Doctor Yang Cheng Xin.
Barry & Martin’s Prize has been awarded annually in
China
since 2000. The
previous winners have been Dr Zhang Beichuan,
Qingdao
Medical
College
(2000), Dr Wang Chun, Simao Prefectural CDC Yunnan (2001),
Dr Xu Lianzhi, Beijing You’an Hospital (2002), Dr
Gui Xien
,
Zhongnan
Hospital
,
Wuhan
University
(2003), Nurse Wang Kerong,
Beijing
Ditan
Hospital
(2004).
The object of Barry & Martin’s Prize is to draw attention in
China
to some of the excellent work being done in HIV education,
prevention, treatment and care, and to set examples around
China
of good practice in this field.
The Needle Syringe Programme in
Yining
City
, and the
Infectious
Diseases
Hospital
in
Urumqi
, have both done fine work.
They are examples of ordinary people and institutions doing their job in
an extraordinary way.
The
Needle Syringe Programme in Yining is managed by the Yining City CDC and has
been staffed by Community Leaders (Street Administration Officers) and by
volunteers since it started its operations in 2003.
It also enjoys the support of a joint venture of the Australian Agency
for International Development, AusAID, and the Xinjiang Public Health Bureau.
Many of the volunteers are HIV positive and have dedicated themselves to
the prevention of HIV resulting from drug use among other drug users in
Yining
City
. Their
successful work in this field is being expanded to other parts of Xinjiang,
including
Urumqi
and Kashgar. The
volunteers have cooperated closely with the health and public security
authorities and other officials in Yining and they have made a tangible
contribution to the prevention of HIV infection through drug use, which has been
one of the principal causes of HIV in the border areas of
China
.
The
Infectious
Diseases
Hospital
in
Urumqi
has been looking after HIV positive patients and those with
AIDS in the final stages of life, especially the poorest victims from all over
Xinjiang who cannot afford treatment. This
hospital sets an example of care and cleanliness, and understanding and good
medical practice. It has operated on
very limited resources.
Barry
& Martin’s Trust was founded in
England
by Martin Gordon in 1996.
It has been working in and with
China
since that time on Aids education, prevention, treatment and
care. In addition to its annual
prizes, the Trust brings Chinese doctors and nurses to
London
for training; and it brings doctors and nurses from
London
to conduct workshops around
China
, including
Beijing
,
Yunnan
,
Guizhou
, Guangxi and Xinjiang. It
supports the Aids work of
Xinjiang
Medical
University
Hospital
and, jointly with the authorities of Dali
Yunnan
, it constructed the Peggy Health Centre at Dali, the first
hospital building in
China
to be devoted principally to Aids care and prevention.
The Trust also supports work done by MSM groups around
China
in cooperation with the provincial CDC’s.
The Trust works closely with the Beijing Ditan and Beijing You’an
Hospitals and supports the Red Ribbon Centre at
Beijing
Ditan
Hospital
.
It
is expected that the prizes will be awarded at a ceremony in
Urumqi
on 3 or
4 March 2006
.