Community-based organisations (CBOs) are boosting coverage of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for key population groups to help achieve targets for HIV/AIDS epidemic control in Vietnam.
Flexible and effective outreach by 43 local community-based organisations (CBOs) has made significant progress possible in preventing HIV infections and providing treatment for HIV-positive people 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.
A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29 to discuss how community-based organisations continue helping vulnerable groups since the amount of foreign financial aid is declining.
The USAID said it has provided a grant for the Centre for the Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE) to promote community-based approaches to HIV prevention,HIV prevention, care and treatment.