Vietnam appreciates UN’s support in HIV/AIDS prevention
Welcoming Michel Sidibé, UN
Under-Secretary-General and UNAIDS Executive Director, in Hanoi on
October 24, the Vice President emphasised that Vietnam has demonstrated
its strong political commitment to speeding up HIV/AIDS prevention and
carrying out a national strategy on the fight with the participation of
the entire political system.
The country has
also exerted efforts to ensure equal access by all people to social
welfare, medical care as well as HIV/AIDS preventive services and
treatment, which is highlighted in the revised Constitution 2013, she
added.
The Vice President asked the UN
Under-Secretary-General on HIV/AIDS to continue encouraging
international organisations to assist Vietnam in eliminating the
pandemic by 2030 with priority given to preventive intervention measures
and antiretroviral (ARV) drug and Methadone treatment.
Michel Sidibé congratulated Vietnam on its achievements in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
He expressed his belief that Vietnam will play an active role at the
UN General Assembly to ensure that HIV/AIDS pandemic remains in
attention as one of sustainable development goals after 2015.
The UN Under-Secretary-General said that his visit’s objective is to
strengthen HIV/AIDS prevention programmes in Vietnam as well as to seek
both domestic and international resources to help the country achieve
the goals launched by the UN.-VNA