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The northern province of Vinh Phuc has been stepping up efforts to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in community, focusing on communication work.

The Compassion House in Lao Cai offers reintegration services, vocational training, academic schooling, literacy and reproductive health awareness for female human trafficking victims.

Police in Malaysia’s Penang state arrested 10 women working as prostitutes at a hotel in Jelutong, including six Thais, two Indonesians and two Vietnamese, on November 14.

Vietnam has seen an average of 400 human trafficking cases each year, involving around 1,000 victims and 600 traffickers, said an official.

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.

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

Vietnam must step up efforts to ensure 90 percent of HIV-infected people will receive sustained antiretroviral (ARV) therapy by 2020, in line with the international UN target, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said at a meeting of National Committee for AIDS, Prostitution and Drug Prevention on December 8.

Hanoi's police plan to increase inspections to uncover human trafficking rings, focusing on interprovincial and transnational criminals. ​

Policies to ensure sustainable livelihoods for disadvantaged labourers must be resilient and not depend on outside support, heard a conference held by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31.

Authorities, departments and sectors of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho were urged to focus on combating human trafficking in the locality, with reports of the crime increasing.

Experts gathered at a workshop hosted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hanoi on March 1 to seek ways to ensure sustainable livelihood for disadvantaged labourers.

The Prime Minister has approved a non-refundable aid package from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen community links in HIV prevention.

Malaysian police on January 17 rescued eight foreign women, including five Vietnamese, thought to be victims of a human trafficking ring when raiding an entertainment house in Malacca state.

Many young Vietnamese couples seem to deliberately avoid pre-marital health screenings for fear that these will find health problems and ruin their budding marriages, a survey found.

The number of drug and prostitution-free communes, wards and towns have been increased in recent years after the 10-year implementation of the resolution on building localities with healthy lifestyle.

With women facing increased risks of HIV infection, experts are calling for greater emphasis on addressing the needs of women and girls in the national HIV response.

A policy dialogue on “Harm reduction in prostitution – safety, health and human rights protection” was held in Hanoi on September 16.

Hanoi police have busted two cases of trafficking six women to China in the first half of 2016, as heard at a press conference on June 28.

International Care in Vietnam has piloted a project to help sex workers re-integrate into the community over the past two years, as heard at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 14.

A series of models to provide consultations and tests for HIV, through local-level medical establishments have been piloted in some provinces and cities nationwide from 2015-2017.