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There were about 10,000 new HIV carriers detected in 2018, including 2,000 fatalities, equivalent to those in 2017.

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Hanoi stood at 20,666 as of October 31, ranking second nationwide and making up 10 percent of the country’s total cases.

The VAAC-US.CDC Project has provided funding worth 71.06 billion VND (3.03 million USD) for HIV/AIDS prevention programmes in Thanh Hoa since August 2013, accounting for 71 percent of the central province’s total budget for the work.

The “Undetectable = Untransmittable” (U=U) campaign was officially launched in Hanoi on November 28 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day (December 1).

As many as 89 percent of HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral drug (ARV) treatment in Vietnam have signed up for health insurance cards so far, with the figure expected to exceed 90 percent by the end of this year.

The National Hospital of Tropical Diseases and the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) signed a record of discussions for a cooperation project to set up a bench-to-bedside system for sustainable anti-virus (ARV) and HIV prevention in Vietnam.

Community-based organisations participating in a USAID-funded project on HIV/AIDS prevention and control have made great contributions to the work in Vietnam thanks to their new ways of doing.

Hanoi has 20 HIV counseling and testing points, 22 outpatient clinics and 18 centres that provide methadone treatment for drug addicts.

Vietnam has expanded health insurance coverage among HIV patients taking ARV treatment to 83.4 percent at present from 50 percent in 2016, helping ensure that they can maintain long-term treatment.

People with HIV/AIDS in the southeastern province of Dong Nai who have public health insurance can now go to any medical facility for treatment without requiring a transfer order from their designated hospital.

Hanoi is making efforts to achieve the 90-90-90 goals in HIV/AIDS prevention set by the United Nations by 2020.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been advised to amend some regulations so as to have 100 percent of people living with HIV covered by health insurance by 2020.

Early HIV testing is essential for pregnant women to minimise the risk to transmit the virus from mother to child.

A campaign to tackle HIV was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

Vietnam has successfully bidden ARV drugs with prices 15-17 percent lower than those of similar drugs in use, bringing more hopes to local HIV/AIDS patients.

Vietnam saw decreases in the number of new HIV infections, people living with AIDS and AIDS-related fatalities for the tenth consecutive year in 2017, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hanoi set to expand health insurance coverage to 100 percent of HIV carriers in 2018, heard a recent conference on HIV/AIDS prevention hosted by the municipal Department of Health.

The Prime Minister has approved investment policies for a project to enhance participation of social and community organisations in preventing and controlling HIV/AIDS.

HCM City targets a serious reduction in the number of AIDS cases by 2030, according to the city’s Health Department.

A five-year “HIV/AIDS Prevention, Control Project” has helped reduce HIV transmission and raised awareness to better prevent the disease in the northeast mountainous province of Cao Bang.