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
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30 years of response and opportunities to end AIDS in Vietnam
- Vietnam is the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to commit to realising the 90-90-90 target set by the United Nations.antiretroviral therapy, and 90 percent of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression … [Read more...] about 30 years of response and opportunities to end AIDS in Vietnam
Vietnam – bright spot in fighting HIV/AIDS
According to Dr. Hoang Dinh Canh – Deputy General Director of the Ministry of Health’s Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, after five years of Vietnam’s commitment to meeting the UN’s 90-90-90 goal in preventing and controlling HIV/AIDS, the country has achieved remarkable results.Vietnam is seen a bright spot in HIV/AIDS prevention in 2019. Its health sector has worked hard to effectively reduce the amount of HIV in the body (viral load) at an undetectable level.Vietnam is also drastically implementing a large-scale communication campaign themed "K = K", which means that people with HIV who achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load – the amount of HIV in the blood-by taking ART daily as prescribed cannot sexually transmit the virus to others. … [Read more...] about Vietnam – bright spot in fighting HIV/AIDS
The international community supports Vietnam in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Besides, many clinics in Vietnam also implemented the program. There are 100 clinics specialized in pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection in Vietnam, both public and privately owned. After 3 years of implementation, 12,000 people are still using the program to prevent HIV infections. … [Read more...] about The international community supports Vietnam in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Vietnam on right track to eliminate AIDS in 2030
Over 12,000 peoplenationwide have registered to use PrEP service since the programme was launched in Vietnam in 2017. PrEP for HIV prevention was expanded to 15 more provinces and cities from November 2019, making the service available in 27 localities nationwide with the support of the US Government, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Vietnamese Government.HIV infections. … [Read more...] about Vietnam on right track to eliminate AIDS in 2030