US supports HIV programme in Nha Trang

A US-funded HIV/AIDS programme was launched in Nha Trang city, central province of Khanh Hoa , on June 2.
A US-funded HIV/AIDS programme was launched in Nha Trang city, central province of Khanh Hoa , on June 2.

The programme will provide safe blood products and voluntary counselling and testing services to both civilian and military populations from Khanh Hoa and neighbouring provinces, said a press release from the US Embassy in Vietnam .

The programme receives technical and financial support from the US Department of Defence through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Since 2004, the US through PEPFAR has provided over 400 million USD for comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support programmes across Vietnam./.

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