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WHO praises Viet Nam's efforts in preventing HIV/AIDS |
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10/10/2006 |
Ha Noi (VNA)
- The promulgation of the HIV/AIDS prevention law and policies as well
as the active mobilisation of resources have helped Viet Nam actively
prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, said a senior official of the World
Health Organisation (WHO).
At a working session in Ha Noi on
Oct. 10 with the Viet Nam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC)
under the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin De Cock, Director of the WHO's
Department of HIV/AIDS, also spoke highly of the determination of the
Party, Government and relevant agencies of Viet Nam in implementing
commitments with the United Nations to fight against HIV/AIDS.
He
said prevention and treatment are considered unseparated issues in the
UN strategy on HIV/AIDS prevention until 2010, under which all HIV/AIDS
patients will be provided with antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
The
WHO mission reconfirmed the organisation's further technical assistance
to the Vietnamese health sector to prevent the epidemic through
community-based health care programmes.
Dr. Duong Quoc Trong,
Director of the VAAC, said Viet Nam will give priority to raising
public awareness about the disease, providing HIV/AIDS counselling and
testing, and further monitoring HIV/AIDS carriers.
During its
two day visit, the WHO delegation called at a number of healthcare
centres in Ha Noi and worked with local and international agencies
involved in HIV/AIDS prevention in Viet Nam.
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HAIVN (Chương trình AIDS của Đại học Y Harvard tại Việt Nam) là một nỗ lực hợp tác quốc tế nhằm tăng cường công tác đào tạo về HIV/AIDS cho bác sĩ và công việc chăm sóc bệnh nhân tại Việt Nam. Phương hướng hoạt động của HAIVN là hợp tác, linh hoạt và bền vững.
