Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam is currently one of four
countries offering the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world along with Germany,
the UK and Switzerland, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son at a
recent fundraising event for the , Tuberculosis and
Malaria.
Addressing the event, co-organised by the Swedish and US embassies
in Vietnam, Son informed that the rate of HIV-infected people
receiving anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment with a viral load below the
inhibitory threshold in Vietnam has reached 96%. This has helped to reducing community HIV
infection, he added.
Toward the goal of eradicating AIDS by 2030, Vietnam is facing
a big challenge of ensuring financial sources for HIV/AIDS prevention and control,
the official noted.
The health insurance fund is now paying for the treatment of
nearly 170,000 people with HIV, Son said, adding that however, both the domestic sources and
international donations have just covered some 70% of annual financial demand
for such treatment.
At a consultation session for AIDS patients at the Nhan Ai hospital (Photo: VNA)Since 2003, the Global Fund has offered
non-refundable aid worth approximately 256 million USD to finance
prevention and control activities./.
Source: VietnamPlus
