Preventive treatment for people at high risk of HIV infection the most effective solution Hoang Dinh Canh, deputy head of Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) speaks to the press on the ministry’s plan to expand pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) service to all provinces and cities nationwide. … [Read more...] about Vietnam expects to eliminate AIDS by 2030
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Community-based organisations make significant contributions to HIV/AIDS response
Patient monitoring and management at Bình Định Province’s HIV/AIDS Prevention Center — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A system of more than 30 local community-based organisations (CBOs) has played an important role in healthcare and HIV prevention for HIV-positive people in Việt Nam over the past 10 years. … [Read more...] about Community-based organisations make significant contributions to HIV/AIDS response
Vietnam on right track to eliminate AIDS in 2030
USAID to maintain support for PrEP programme in VietnamVAAC deputy head Phan Thi Thu Huong said the agency has flexibly applied many solutions to ensure that the target group could continue to access essential health services, including PrEP in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam on right track to eliminate AIDS in 2030
Vietnam supports democratic process in Somalia: Diplomat
New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports the democratic process in Somalia, particularly the upcoming elections, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has said. At the informal dialogue with between the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and Somalian Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak on January 20, Tra expressed her hope that the Federal Government of Somalia, member states and political parties will make more efforts to reach political consensus on specific date to hold elections as well as seek solutions to existing challenges. Regarding the security situation in Somalia, Tra condemned the bomb explosion that killed at least six military personnel and government officials in Lower Shabelle on January 17, as well as other attacks on civilians, security and military forces, and establishments of the UN and the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). She took the occasion to reiterate support for Somali … [Read more...] about Vietnam supports democratic process in Somalia: Diplomat
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 21
Hanoi’s police begin the task of ensuring security for the 13th National Party Congress Addressing the conference, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh asked the police force to strictly implement directions from the Party Central Committee, the Government, the Ministry of Public Security, and the sub-committee for ensuring security, order, and safety for the congress. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 21