The signing ceremony of the project (Photo: VNA) The project will be carried out from April 2019 to March 2024. It includes effectiveness verification of sustainable HIV patient treatment in Vietnam’s health system and effectiveness verification of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent new HIV infections, contributing to reducing new HIV infections. It is estimated that Vietnam now has around 250,000 HIV-infected people in the community and nearly 14,000 new HIV infections are diagnosed each year, ranking fourth in the Asia-Pacific region. The project will support building a connection system between the central hospital and provincial hospitals to monitor HIV treatment, thereby timely diagnosing new HIV infections, early diagnosis of treatment failure and drug resistance mutations; setting up a PrEP surveillance system to contribute to HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam. At present, spending for drugs and some tests for HIV/AIDS patients in Vietnam at central … [Read more...] about Japan supports new HIV infection prevention system in Vietnam
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Health Ministry frets increase in number of HIV-infected people
The HIV incident in Kim Thuong Commune in the northern province of Phu Tho is an example of iceberg of HIV transmission amongst people especially groups of drug addicts, said Mr. Long. Accordingly, the Ministry requested local authorities to check and assess the HIV prevention mission in localities. The Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control and local governments should re-consider and prioritize early HIV tests, early ARV treatment as well as distribute needles, condoms, provide Methadone treatment and increase information of the disease to change people’s acts. Head of the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control, Dr. Nguyen Hoang Long, said first six months of the year saw more 3,500 fresh cases of HIV infections, just a year-on-year decrease of 3 percent. However, many people have not been detected to have the disease like the case of HIV incident in Kim Thuong Commune that descended into panic as several people needed to take HIV tests, after a middle-aged female … [Read more...] about Health Ministry frets increase in number of HIV-infected people
Provision of health insurance to all HIV-infected people may face challenges
Provision of health insurance to all HIV-infected people may face challengesBy Trung Chanh Duong Thuy Anh from the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control addresses the event held on June 13 in Can Tho City - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH HCMC –The Ministry of Health has set a target of ensuring all HIV patients nationwide possess health insurance cards by 2020. However, the goal may be difficult to achieve as 10% of surveyed HIV people did not have personal identification documents. The ministry announced the target at a conference that included discussions on ensuring a stable budget for the purchase of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), held on June 13 in Can Tho City. More than 83% of HIV-infected people in Vietnam obtained health insurance in the first quarter of this year. Addressing the meeting, Duong Thuy Anh, who works at the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control, under the ministry, said that after the government issued a decision supporting HIV-infected people taking … [Read more...] about Provision of health insurance to all HIV-infected people may face challenges
Nearly 1,200 Vietnamese people using PrEP to avoid HIV infection
(Photo: VNA) The information was released at a review conference on preventive treatment before infection exposure, held in Ho Chi Minh city on May 29th. The project has been carried out by the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) under the Ministry of Health, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Ms. Mei Mei Peng, Deputy Director from USAID, said that the project providing PrEP service has been under pilot implementation in Vietnam since March 2017 with a focus on providing PrEP for those at high risk of HIV infection, including men who have sex with men, transsexual women and HIV-negative partners of people living with HIV. The provision of PrEP has been carried out in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city through public and private outpatient consulting rooms and community organizations. So far, 1,200 people at high risk of HIV infection have been using PrEP. If PrEP is used daily under the prescription, it can help reduce HIV … [Read more...] about Nearly 1,200 Vietnamese people using PrEP to avoid HIV infection
1,200 people take oral prophylaxis to reduce risk of HIV infection
Nguyen Hoang Long, director of Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control, speaks at a workshop on the oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme held on May 29 in HCM City.- VNA/VNS PrEP is a combination of two antiretroviral drugs, which, if taken daily as prescribed, can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 92-99 per cent for people who are at high risk, including men who have sex with men, transgender women, and HIV-negative partners of those diagnosed with HIV. Since 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended the use of PrEP as part of a combination HIV prevention strategy that includes the use of condoms for people at substantial risk of HIV. Since March 2017, pilot interventions supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through USAID/PATH’s Healthy Markets project and the US Agency for International Development (AID) through the Centre for Applied Research for Men And Community Health have made PrEP available to men who have … [Read more...] about 1,200 people take oral prophylaxis to reduce risk of HIV infection