HIV/AIDS

Innovating Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

08:45 | 27/05/2026

Community-based HIV testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), multi-day Methadone dispensing, and the involvement of community groups are helping HIV/AIDS prevention and control efforts reach at-risk populations and patients more effectively. Based on practical experience in many localities, the health sector is gradually adjusting its implementation methods toward greater flexibility, reducing barriers to accessing services and supporting long-term treatment adherence.

Strengthening Community Connections in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

12:15 | 12/05/2026

Amid the increasingly complex evolution of HIV transmission and the shifting patterns among high-risk groups, localities such as Nghe An and Hai Phong are strengthening the role of community networks and inter-sectoral coordination to expand access to services, sustain treatment, and work toward the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

“Extended Arms” in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

14:15 | 08/05/2026

Providing counseling via social media, supporting community-based HIV testing, connecting patients to ARV treatment, and bringing people who have discontinued treatment back to healthcare facilities are among the tasks currently carried out by many community-based organizations (CBOs) across localities. As HIV/AIDS becomes increasingly difficult to address through traditional approaches, community groups are emerging as an important supporting force for the grassroots HIV/AIDS prevention and control system.

Vietnam Leads Asia-Pacific in HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis

10:18 | 12/01/2024

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Vietnam officially started in 2020, and just after three years, the cumulative number of PrEP clients has already reached 67,000, with 51,000 clients on PrEP as of 2022.

US Helps Vietnam Maintain HIV/AIDS Community Infection Rate Below 0.3%

13:35 | 11/05/2023

The Minister of Health said the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has helped Vietnam gradually control HIV/AIDS and maintain the community infection rate below 0.3%.

USAID, PATH Work Together to End AIDS in Vietnam

12:20 | 15/06/2022

USAID and global health nonprofit organization PATH partnered to boost understanding, awareness, and demand for HIV services and products among those most at risk in order to empower young people to prevent and manage HIV.

Vietnam among four countries worldwide successfully treating HIV/AIDS

07:27 | 09/01/2021

With the percentage of HIV-infected people receiving ARV (anti-retrovirus) treatment with a viral load below the inhibitory threshold reaching 96%, Vietnam is among four countries that have successfully treated HIV/ /AIDS in the world along with the UK, Switzerland, and Germany.

First HIV patient in Vietnam still healthy after 30 years of infection

07:44 | 19/11/2020

In December 1990, Vietnam recorded its first HIV-infected person coming from Ho Chi Minh City. Up to now, this patient has lived healthily.

Improving access to HIV information and care for groups at greatest risk

08:31 | 11/10/2020

While all society are affected by the HIV epidemic, some populations bear an especially heavy burden and account for the largest numbers of HIV infections. Success in HIV prevention can only be achieved by addressing these disparities and working to achieve health equity.