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People at high risk of contracting HIV provided with PrEP

A total of 1,200 people who are at high risk of contracting HIV have been provided with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), which can reduce the risk of infecting HIV if taken consistently.
People at high risk of contracting HIV provided with PrEP ảnh 1A conference is held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29 to review the implementation of a trial project on PrEP. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – A total of 1,200 people who are at high risk of contractingHIV have been provided with Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), which can reducethe risk of infecting HIV if taken consistently.

The information was released at aconference held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29 to review the implementation of atrial project on PrEP after one year.

The project was jointlyimplemented by the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), theUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World HealthOrganisation.

Mei Mei Peng, a representative ofUSAID, said the project has been carried out in Vietnam since March 2017, withthe focus on high-risk groups, including men who have sex with men (MSM),transgender women and partners of HIV-infected people.

The drug has been provided inHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City through public clinics, private healthcare centresand community organizations.

In 2015, WHO recommended usingPrEP as part of a comprehensive HIV preventive strategy for high-risk people.

VAAC Director Associate Prof. Dr.Nguyen Hoang Loang stressed that together with antiretroviral treatment for HIVpeople, PrEP is expected to help Vietnam eliminate the HIV/AIDS epidemic by2030.

With this result, Vietnam willexpand the provision of PrEP, firstly in 11 provinces and cities with the aimof providing PrEP for 5,610 people at high risk by 2019 and about 7,300 peopleby 2020, Long said.-VNA
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