HIV/AIDS

30-year response to HIV/AIDS in focus of national action month

19/11/2020 19:01

The national action month on HIV/AIDS prevention and control is underway, providing an occasion for Vietnam and partners to look back on anti-HIV/AIDS achievements obtained over the last 30 years.

HIV/AIDS kills between 3,000 and 4,000 Vietnamese people annually

02/12/2018 12:29

Annually, 8,000 new cases of HIV infections are discovered in Vietnam with approximately 3,000 to 4,000 deaths caused by HIV/AIDS being reported. HIV is one of the leading causes of death in the country.

National Action Month against HIV/AIDS 2018 launched

01/12/2018 21:41

The National Action Month against HIV/AIDS 2018 was launched at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 with the participation of Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and nearly 2,000 representatives of students, armed forces and mass organizations.

Vietnam and France sign medical research agreement on HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis

19/01/2018 15:37

PSNews – The Vietnam Ministry of Health and the French Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (ANRS) signed an agreement to promote the co-operation in scientific and medical research on HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis on January 18, in Hanoi.

Hanoi gives health insurance support to HIV carriers

16/10/2016 10:01

The Hanoi Department of Health will expand the health insurance coverage among poor people living with HIV/AIDS by giving them financial support sourced from the city’s health insurance fund, according to head of the department Nguyen Khac Hien.

Free legal aid to HIV vulnerables

22/09/2016 10:16

Those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS will have the opportunity to receive free legal counsel, for example in employment and marriage issues, in a national pilot project kicking off soon.

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