The health sector has expanded testing activities to detect HIV infected people, especially in key areas, high-risk groups. – Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A scientific conference on of
the French National
Agency for Research on AIDS (ANRS) in Vietnam opened in Hanoi on June 19.
The event attracted
nearly 200 scientists, medical managers, researchers, and partners from France,
Cambodia, European and North American countries operating in the field.
The
two-day conference focuses on scientific cooperation in HIV/AIDS research and
prevention between the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and the ANRS; HIV/AIDS
prevention, care and treatment; viral hepatitis; elimination of hepatitis C
transmission among drug users; tuberculosis and HIV co-infection; and HIV
control in drug users.
Participants were updated on the latest findings and studies on HIV/ of the
ANRS in Vietnam and other countries, and measures to preventing the spread of HIV
virus worldwide.
They
heard that the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS participating in health
insurance has increased significantly, from 50 percent in October 2016 to about
90 percent at present. Many provinces reported the rate of 100 percent of
ARV-treated patients with health insurance cards.
In 2019, the health sector has expanded testing activities to detect HIV
infected people, especially in key areas, high-risk groups, in prisons and mountainous
areas.
Scientific cooperation in HIV/AIDS research and prevention between the MoH and the
started in early 2000 and entered a new stage of development with the
signing of the MOU between the two sides on January 18, 2018.
The cooperation has helped to transfer technology to for applying to
scientific research and improve capacity of medical staff working in the field,
contributing to promoting Vietnam’s international integration in scientific
research and fine-tuning the quality of care and treatment for HIV-infected patients
in the country.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
