Alongside the medical staff providing direct care and treatment for HIV/AIDS patients, journalists also play a crucial role in shaping public awareness and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS, said Deputy Minister of Health Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.
The ASEAN Regional Dialogue on Affordable ARV Drugs and Promoting Community-Based Testing (CBT) for Key Populations is organised by the Malaysian Ministry of Health from July 17 to 19 in Kuching, Sarawak. More than 15 health experts from Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Singapore and host Malaysia are attending the workshop.
Bilateral cooperation over the recent past is assessed as effective and the USAID, with its strength in technology and finance, has become one of the important partners of Vietnam’s healthcare sector.
Over the last three decades, Vietnam has witnessed the strong development of the voluntary blood donation movement, which reflects not only people’s solidarity and humanity but also awareness improvement in society.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received in Hanoi on November 14 French virologist Prof. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi during which he asked France in general, the Paris-based Pasteur Institute and the Professor, to encourage scientists to continue conducting research, especially those on emerging infectious diseases in Vietnam.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) continues to partner with Vietnam through financial support and technical assistance to ensure that all target groups of workers can access essential HIV services regardless of where they live or work.
Since 2019, members of the Community Advisory Board (CAB) groups in Vietnam have harvested various achievements, including helping to promote access to healthcare services in HIV/AIDS prevention and control.
About 33% of new HIV infections in Vietnam occurred among key young populations, higher than the global average of 27% and the Asia Pacific average of 26%, according to the latest data from UNAIDS 2023 HIV Estimates.
Treatment of HIV patients at the health centre of Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem district has shown a relatively impressive result as all the patients have been under viral load monitoring, and the HIV viral suppression rate reaches 99.5%.
Over the past years, Vietnam has carried out comprehensive interventions along with diverse and suitable HIV preventive measures for intravenous drug users.
With excellent achievements in scientific research, Dr Truong Thanh Tung has been selected as one of the 10 outstanding young faces of 2022 honoured by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union’s Central Committee.
More than 60,200 people living with HIV nationwide have been provided with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service over the last five years, helping to better control HIV infections in the community.
Over the past decade, the private sector has been playing an important role in intensifying the accessibility to products and services for HIV prevention and treatment at affordable prices for the community of the top risk groups.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on December 15 launched the Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project in Vietnam.
Despite facing risks from being exposed to the dangerous disease, doctors in medical wards specialising in treating those with HIV tackle whatever difficulties come their way in taking care of patients and give them hope that being infected is not the death sentence it once was.
The national action month on HIV/AIDS prevention and control is underway, providing an occasion for Vietnam and partners to look back on anti-HIV/AIDS achievements obtained over the last 30 years.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and on signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on supporting health insurance implementation on November 6.
