Health

Global Fund continues supporting Vietnam’s HIV, TB, malaria fight

Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Mark Dybul has pledged support to Vietnam to sustainably maintain achievements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Global Fund continues supporting Vietnam’s HIV, TB, malaria fight ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – ExecutiveDirector of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Mark Dybul haspledged support to Vietnam to sustainably maintain achievements in theprevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

During a meeting in Hanoi onMarch 6 with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Mark Dybul spoke highly of Vietnam’ssuccesses in AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria prevention, with falling fatalitiesfrom HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and malaria in the pre-elimination phase.

The fund has so far providednearly 400 million USD in non-refundable aid for Vietnam in the effort, a largeamount of the sum is for the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Deputy PM Dam, for his part, saidthanks to the support of foreign countries and organisations, Vietnam has madeprogress in public health care, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malariaprevention.

According to him, Vietnam is oneof the first countries that has committed to the United Nations 90-90-90 Target,under which, 90 percent of all people living with HIV will know their HIVstatus, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receivesustained antiretroviral (ARV) therapy and 90 percent of those receiving ARVtherapy will have viral suppression.

Vietnam is striving to ensuresustainable results HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria prevention by issuingpolicies and mechanisms via social and health insurance funds, target programmesand rallying public resources, he said.

He also expressed wish to receivecontinued financial support from the fund, especially in the 2018-2020 fundinground.-VNA
VNA
#Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS#Tuberculosis and Malaria Mark Dybul#ARV#90-90-90 Target
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

See more

Up to 95% of children aged 1-5 living in the city are expected to be vaccinated against measles and rubella this year. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi begins measles vaccination campaign

Hanoi commenced a measles vaccination campaign at health stations in the districts of Long Bien, Phu Xuyen, Phuc Tho, Thuong Tin, Dong Anh, Hoai Duc and Thach That and Son Tay township on October 14.

The working session on vaccine manufacturing cooperation with Sanofi on October 8.(Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, French firms partner in vaccine production

The Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) and Sanofi on October 8 signed a document guiding the cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the French pharmaceutical group in the Southeast Asian country.

Providing free health check-ups and medicine to workers. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, IOM foster cooperation in improving migrants’ health

The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on September 18 signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening cooperation in enhancing the health and quality of life of migrants, and supporting them in accessing national health systems and policies.

Doctor Jacques Ballout and a Vietnamese apprentice doctor. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese doctors impress French colleagues

Industriousness, enthusiasm, and smartness are the impressions that French doctors have had of their colleagues from the Vietnam – Sweden hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Uong Bi city, who are working at the Pierre Bérégovoy hospital, Nevers city of Nièvre province, under an apprenticeship programme.

Passengers at Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi tightens control, prevention of monkeypox

The Hanoi Department of Health has asked the city's Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to coordinate with Noi Bai International Airport and relevant units to increase monitoring to promptly detect suspected monkeypox cases at the airport and border gates, especially those returning from countries where the disease is currently spreading.

A doctor gives a dental check-up to a child at the September 7 event in the Czech Republic. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese in Czech Republic join hands for community health

The network of Vietnamese intellectuals and experts, the Vietnamese youths and students association, and the group of Vietnamese doctors and physicians in the Czech Republic have coordinated to offer free health check-ups and consultancy to the Vietnamese community in the country.