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Viet Nam: South-South learning helps prepare for sustainable provision of AIDS treatment
16 May 2013|
In April 2013, UNAIDS supported a study visit by a multi-sectoral Government delegation to Thailand. The delegation learned how Thailand, as a middle-income country, is providing universal access to antiretrovirals and all HIV-related tests free-of-charge, financed by the state budget and provided to all in need through national health insurance schemes.
Alternative action on compulsory detention: Innovative responses in Asia
05 October 2012|
The National Assembly of Viet Nam passed a new Law on the Handling of Administrative Sanctions which effectively ends the practice of detaining sex workers in ‘05’ centres. The Law also allows drug users who are subject to compulsory treatment in drug detoxification centres to have court hearings on their cases and legal representation at the court.
Viet Nam takes stronger action on gender and HIV
24 March 2011|
The Government of Viet Nam has made firm commitments to develop a comprehensive response to HIV, as well as to prioritize gender equality within the country’s socio-economic development strategy.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits “one-stop shop” health centre for HIV services in Hanoi, Viet Nam
29 October 2010|
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a “one-stop shop” health centre for HIV services in Hanoi, Viet Nam on 29 October together with H.E. Mr Truong Vinh Trong, Deputy Prime Minster and chairman of the National Committee on AIDS, and delegates of the United Nations Country Team.
High-level mission urges Vietnam to optimize use of resources to achieve universal access
08 October 2010|
A UN high-level delegation headed by the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, Dr Nafis Sadik and Special Advisor to the UNAIDS Executive Director, Mr JVR Prasada Rao visited Vietnam this week to discuss its AIDS response with key stakeholders — including Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, Chairman of the National Committee for AIDS, Drugs and Sex Work Prevention and Control.
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Helping Vietnamese youth protect themselves against HIV
16 June 2010|
Pham Xuan Tung talks eagerly and takes notes for his group during a biology lesson on HIV transmission and the replication of the virus in blood cells. This new type of highly interactive class is something Tung, a student at Hoang Quoc Viet upper secondary school in Dong Trieu District, Quang Ninh Province, clearly enjoys.
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TB partners meet in Viet Nam
04 May 2010|
The 18th Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board meeting is being held from 4 – 5 May 2010 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The meeting will bring together UNAIDS and the Stop TB Partnership to strengthen their joint response to HIV/TB co-infection and to agree on a compact intended to halve TB deaths in people living with HIV by 2015.
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UNAIDS welcomes legal registration of Viet Nam Network of People Living With HIV
26 November 2009|
The Viet Nam Network of People Living with HIV (VNP+) was launched on 24 November 2009. VNP+ represents the combined strength of 150 self-help groups and alliances of people living with HIV from various parts of Viet Nam, and ensures their meaningful involvement in the national response to AIDS.
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UNAIDS praises Viet Nam’s efforts to reach universal access
11 May 2009|
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé praised Viet Nam’s efforts to reach its universal access goals in a meeting with Viet Nam’s Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Mr Truong Vinh Trong in Paris. The meeting took place on 28 April during a study visit to the Netherlands and France.
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Migrants and HIV: “Far Away From Home” club
05 January 2009|
Viet Nam’s rapid economic development and growth over the last decade has resulted in increased levels of mobility both within the country and across its borders. Large infrastructure and development projects coupled with industrial growth have encouraged young people and workers from all over the country to move to major cities and provinces.

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