HIV and AIDS sufferers in China are routinely being refused medical treatment in mainstream hospitals because of fear and ignorance about the sickness, according to a report by the UN International Labor Organization (ILO), Reuters reported. The findings are based on interviews with 103 people living with HIV and 23 healthcare workers. “The doctor said at our hospital, many patients need surgery, and if other patients get infected, it will be a very bad thing,” an HIV-positive man said at a news conference to unveil the report. However, in a report published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, researchers say China’s efforts to improve access to HIV drugs have cut deaths by more than 60% from 2003 to 2009.