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China's only school for HIV-positive children opens

A former hospital director in China has established the nation's sole school dedicated to educating children with HIV. Guo Xiaoping founded the Red Ribbon Primary School in 2006 after initially creating a makeshift classroom in 2004 to provide education for children in his hospital's HIV ward. The school offers a sanctuary for children who have contracted HIV at birth, many of whom are orphans or have been abandoned, enabling them to lead healthy lives with proper care and medication. AI

RANK_REASON A unique educational institution for a vulnerable population was established. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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China's only school for HIV-positive children opens

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Ex-hospital director opens China’s only school for HIV-positive children to provide shelter

    A former hospital director in northern China has dedicated over two decades to creating an educational sanctuary for children living with HIV. Guo Xiaoping, 63, a former director of an infectious diseases hospital in Linfen, Shanxi province, began his mission in 2004 after discov…