Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Untransmittable” (U=U) campaign was officially launched in Hanoi on November 28
on the occasion of the (December 1).
The campaign aims to persuade people living with HIV to take
(ARV) drugs as prescribed by doctors to reduce the virus load in
their body to undetectable levels so that they do not transmit it to their
sexual partners.
The campaign also seeks to improve public awareness of early
HIV testing and ARV therapy, and to reduce discrimination against people with
HIV.
The campaign is jointly held by the Hanoi Medical University
and the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Vietnam to disseminate
the campaign’s message to the community.
The university has provided support for 10 community
organisations in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, and
the northern province of Dien Bien to carry out initiatives.
Undetectable means untransmittable is the message of a new
UNAIDS Explainer. With 20 years of evidence demonstrating that treatment is
highly effective in reducing the transmission of HIV, the evidence is now clear
that people living with HIV with an undetectable viral load cannot transmit HIV
sexually.
The message has been so far recognised by 782 health
organisations in nearly 100 nations and territories.–VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
