Addicts in Điện Biên get better access to methadone treatment Opioid addicts will be able to pick up several days supply of methadone for use at home after an event that was held yesterday in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên.

Former heroin user helps others fight drug addiction

As well as rebuilding his own life, Nguyễn Minh Hiếu has set up a volunteer group to help local drug addicts get back to normal life.

160,000 people living with HIV/AIDS set to receive ARV treatment

Việt Nam hopes to provide anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment to about 160,000 people living with HIV/AIDS this year, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

City strengthens HIV prevention efforts, hopes to end transmission by 2030 HCM City will continue to strengthen HIV preventive efforts with tests for early detection and treatment among high- risk groups to help achieve the national goal of eradicating the spread of the disease by 2030.

HIV transmission risks high among adolescents Statistics from the Ministry of Health showed that the number of HIV carriers aged 15-16 rose three-fold from 2011 to 2019.

Abbott brings latest breakthrough innovations to strengthen Viet Nam's healthcare

Abbott, always on the forefront of innovation for more than 130 years, has continuously brought breakthrough innovations from nutrition, diagnostic and medical devices to medicines to help Vietnamese people live fully.

Cần Thơ launches service to help people in HIV prevention

The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ, the first locality of its kind nationwide, has recently launched a service to support people to conduct a self-HIV testing at home.

USAID supports Việt Nam’s commitment to end HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) project in Việt Nam on Tuesday.

Revised Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control will facilitate  prevention activities Hoàng Đình Cảnh, deputy director of the Department of HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Health speaks to the Tiếng Chuông (The Bell) – the website of the National Committee on AIDS, Drugs, and Prostitution Prevention and Control on the new points of the revised Law on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control which has been recently adopted by the National Assembly

Việt Nam, a bright spot in the fight against HIV and AIDS Việt Nam is seen as a bright spot in HIV/AIDS prevention and control as the epidemic has been well controlled in the country in recent years, experts said at a conference.