Over 10 million USD helps Vietnam fight HIV / AIDS

The Global Fund to Fight HIV / AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -GFATM) has approved the first phase grant (2008-2010) on Vietnam for HIV / AIDS treatment. Price more than 10 million.

The Department of HIV / AIDS Prevention and Control (Ministry of Health) is the agency that receives this grant.

This grant will be used to maintain and enhance more comprehensive HIV / AIDS care and support activities, including projects to prevent mother-to-child transmission, and to provide essential services as planned. prevention, care and treatment of HIV / AIDS patients in treatment, education and social labor centers.

It is known that earlier in the period 2004-2008, with the support of the Global Fund, the Ministry of Health is implementing the project "Strengthening care, counseling and support for HIV / AIDS infected people and based activities. into the community "in 20 provinces and cities.

This project mainly focuses on helping people at high risk of changing their perceptions and behaviors. At the same time, the project aims to create a favorable social health environment for HIV / AIDS people to access care, counseling and support services to reduce discrimination against HIV / AIDS people.

In addition to helping HIV / AIDS activities, GFATM has also approved a grant of over US $ 1 million for the TB Program in the future.

Le Ha