Việt Nam needs little more time to achieve 90-90-90

Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks to Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, about the opportunities and challenges facing the elimination of HIV as a public health threat by 2030

Việt Nam faces challenges in fight against HIV/AIDS

The AIDS epidemic in Việt Nam cannot be eliminated by 2030 if the country fails to reaffirm its commitment and show determination in rolling out innovative solutions to prevent the transmission of HIV.

Homosexual teens encounter dilemma of discrimination A majority of homosexual students have suffered from communal discrimination and violence, including from their friends and teachers, according to experts addressing a workshop in the capital on Wednesday.

WHO issues new HIV guidelines The World Health Organisation has released guidelines for couples for HIV testing and counselling for HIV-serodiscordant couples, i.e., those in which only one partner is HIV-postive.

Prime Minister congratulates UN organisation representatives Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received head representatives of the United Nations (UN) organisations in Viet Nam yesterday on the occasion of the UN Day.

Co-operation with UN helps control avian influenza virus The Viet Nam-United Nations Joint Programme on avian influenza has made an important contribution to controlling the virus and reducing risks to human health in Viet Nam, a meeting heard yesterday.

Donors urge ‘quality' State investment Representatives from Viet Nam's development partners yesterday agreed that the country should restructure public investment to foster "quality" growth at a workshop held to assess the Ministry of Investment and Planning's five-year socio-economic development draft.

Nation praised for role in success of UN aid reforms Vietnamese Government's strong leadership and its major role in managing aid and development had contributed a great deal to the United Nations aid disbursement reforms, the organisation said.

Policy dialogue highlights gender inequality More efforts need to be made in ensuring gender equality across the justice sector to better protect women's rights, experts suggested at yesterday's fourth legal policy dialogue between the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations in Viet Nam.

Call for int'l help in health planning Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu has called on the international community for further technical and financial support to help Viet Nam realise the 5-year health plan for the 2011-15 at the Health Partnership Group Meeting yesterday in Ha Noi.