Why China Is Selling Cheap HIV Tests In Campus Vending Machines
It's a pilot project to reach youth who are at risk of infection — and reluctant to come to clinics because of the stigma around HIV/AIDS. Is anyone buying?
Vending machines are selling increasingly novel items: cupcakes, live crabs, and fresh baguettes.
In China, you can now add HIV testing kits to that list.
China is piloting the use of vending machines that sell HIV testing kits on university campuses. The goal is to reach students who may be reluctant to go to a clinic for a test because of the stigma of contracting HIV.
The experimental program began last year on five college campuses in
