Vietnam hopes for more UNAIDS support in HIV/AIDS combat
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked for more support and sponsorship from the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in tackling HIV/AIDS.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hasasked for more support and sponsorship from the United Nations Programme onHIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in tackling HIV/AIDS.
The Deputy PM made the proposal at meeting in Hanoi in May15 with Steve Kraus, Director of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS)’s Regional Support Team for Asia and the Pacific and Marie OdileEmondi, UNAIDs Country Director for Vietnam.
He highlighted that with the assistance of internationalorganisations and countries, Vietnam has gained a number of achievements in HIV/AIDSprevention and treatment.
He noted that Vietnam is among first countries joining theUN 90-90-90 goal, which targets 90 percent of all people living with HIV knowtheir HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection willreceive sustained antiretroviral therapy, and 90 percent of all peoplereceiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression.
Currently, Vietnam is striving to ensure sustainable resultsin the fight against AIDS by issuing mechanisms and policies via the fund for socialand health insurance and target programmes as well as the strengthening of mobilisingresources from the community, he said.
Kraus lauded Vietnam’s commitment as the first countries inthe Asia-Pacific region to join the 90-90-90 goal as well as the Vietnamese Government’sachievements in combating AIDS.
The efforts have helped reduce the fatality from AIDS and HIVinfection cases, he held.
He also pledged to assist Vietnam in implementing different measuresto sustainably maintain the results in HIV/AIDS preventing, diagnosing andtreatment.-VNA
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
