Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has emphasised the need to enhanceeducation and communication work to raise public awareness of HIV/AIDS,drugs and prostitution prevention and control.
This isextremely difficult work, especially with the State budget allocationand official development assistance (ODA) falling since the beginning ofthe year, noted Dam, who is Chairman of the National Committee forPrevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prevention.
Therefore, he said, officials in charge should make more effort tomobilise all resources for the fight against these social problems at ameeting of the committee in Hanoi on June 13 to review work in thefirst half of the year and set tasks for the second half.
HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution prevention should be included inmeetings and cultural exchanges at high schools to raise awareness ofstudents, one of the most vulnerable groups, he added.
TheDeputy PM urged the Ministry of Public Security to collaborate withagencies and mass organisations in counting the number of addictsnationwide. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry was asked to consider newmedicines to be used in detoxification besides Methadone.
Dam also requested localities to urgently map out financial options forthe implementation of a project on detoxification renovation by 2020.
According to a report released by the committee, since the beginning ofthe year, the country has recorded 3,133 HIV-infected cases, 1,388 AIDScases and 462 deaths from the disease.
The virus isspreading in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, especiallyamong the high-risk groups of male prostitutes and drug addicts.
Drug crimes and prostitution continued to make complex developments. Itis estimated that there are over 25,680 prostitutes in the country,mainly in the Red River Delta, the northern central and southeasternregions, and the Mekong Delta.
As many as 478 models to preventprostitution and support former sex workers to reintegrate into thecommunity have been piloted in 40 provinces and cities.
Competent agencies have detected many transnational drug rings withlarge volumes of narcotics. More than 32,000 drug addicts have beendetoxified at centres, while nearly 3,580 people have receivedvocational training and 860 others have been provided with jobs aftertheir treatment.-VNA
This isextremely difficult work, especially with the State budget allocationand official development assistance (ODA) falling since the beginning ofthe year, noted Dam, who is Chairman of the National Committee forPrevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prevention.
Therefore, he said, officials in charge should make more effort tomobilise all resources for the fight against these social problems at ameeting of the committee in Hanoi on June 13 to review work in thefirst half of the year and set tasks for the second half.
HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution prevention should be included inmeetings and cultural exchanges at high schools to raise awareness ofstudents, one of the most vulnerable groups, he added.
TheDeputy PM urged the Ministry of Public Security to collaborate withagencies and mass organisations in counting the number of addictsnationwide. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry was asked to consider newmedicines to be used in detoxification besides Methadone.
Dam also requested localities to urgently map out financial options forthe implementation of a project on detoxification renovation by 2020.
According to a report released by the committee, since the beginning ofthe year, the country has recorded 3,133 HIV-infected cases, 1,388 AIDScases and 462 deaths from the disease.
The virus isspreading in major cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, especiallyamong the high-risk groups of male prostitutes and drug addicts.
Drug crimes and prostitution continued to make complex developments. Itis estimated that there are over 25,680 prostitutes in the country,mainly in the Red River Delta, the northern central and southeasternregions, and the Mekong Delta.
As many as 478 models to preventprostitution and support former sex workers to reintegrate into thecommunity have been piloted in 40 provinces and cities.
Competent agencies have detected many transnational drug rings withlarge volumes of narcotics. More than 32,000 drug addicts have beendetoxified at centres, while nearly 3,580 people have receivedvocational training and 860 others have been provided with jobs aftertheir treatment.-VNA
