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Message: Ha Noi, 19 May 2011 – Viet Nam is taking the lead in universal access to comprehensive HIV services as the first country to pilot Treatment 2.0–a new generation of HIV treatment that radically decreases AIDS-related deaths and helps to prevent HIV infection. “Viet Nam will pilot Treatment2.0 in the hopes that we can provide everyone in need with HIV prevention, treatment, care and support” said Associate Professor Dr Bui Duc Duong, Deputy Administrator, Viet Nam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), who presented the Treatment 2.0 pilot today at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The pilot will be launched later... https://vietnam.unaids.org/viet-nam-leads-on-treatment-2-0-first-pilot-begins-in-mid-2011/
Message: The Government of Viet Nam, together with the United Nations and USAID/PEPFAR, support efforts to fight stigma, discrimination and violence against MSM Ha Noi, 17 May 2011 – Representatives of Viet Nam’s community of men who have sex with men joined hands today with government, civil society and international organizations to raise awareness on the stigma, discrimination and violence faced by homosexual and transgender people in Viet Nam, in commemoration of the International Day Against Homophobia. Every day in Viet Nam, stigma, discrimination and violence threaten the basic constitutional rights of men who have sex with men (MSM), including access to... https://vietnam.unaids.org/men-who-have-sex-with-men-in-viet-nam-speak-out-on-international-day-against-homophobia/
Message: Prevention revolution, sustained treatment, enabling environment and increased regional financing highlighted as key for regional response Hanoi, 31 March 2011—Coinciding with the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s report on the global AIDS response, Viet Nam joined nearly 30 countries from Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand, on 30-31 March to review progress and challenges and develop key actions for the way forward in the region’s efforts to ensure universal access to HIV services for all. Despite signs of significant progress, no country in the region is reaching ‘universal access’ across HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. One in three... https://vietnam.unaids.org/viet-nam-joins-asia-pacific-countries-in-drive-to-achieve-universal-access-to-hiv-services/
Message: UN to support civil society and governments to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection Hanoi, 5 March 2010 – UNAIDS launched on 2 March an Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV (2010–2014), which has been developed to address gender inequalities and human rights violations that continue to put women and girls at risk of HIV infection. See the Fact sheet on Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV here The five-year action plan was launched at a high-level panel during the 54th meeting on the... https://vietnam.unaids.org/unaids-takes-action-to-empower-women-and-girls-to-protect-themselves-from-hiv/
Message: Gaborone/Geneva, 18 February 2010 – UNAIDS is calling for an international effort to renew commitment for countries to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Countries are urged to undertake an open and inclusive consultation process—bringing together governments, development partners, civil society organizations, networks of people living with HIV and community groups to review the progress made in reaching country targets for universal access. UNAIDS will support countries and regional bodies in convening these reviews. The call to action was made by UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé while on an official visit to Botswana. “Universal access to... https://vietnam.unaids.org/countries-urged-to-review-progress-made-in-achieving-national-aids-targets/
Message: Hanoi, 17 December 2009 – People living with HIV and caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in seven provinces with high HIV prevalence will receive loans to establish small businesses and develop other livelihood activities to protect themselves from food insecurity under a U.S.-funded program launched today. Each of the 750 loan recipients in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nghe An, Can Tho, An Giang and Ho Chi Minh City will receive an average of US$450 over the next 12 months, for a project fund of US$300,000. Women who support at least five other family members are the main... https://vietnam.unaids.org/new-loans-assist-people-living-with-hiv-and-child-caregivers/
Message: Hanoi, 5 August 2009 – Representatives from the Ggovernment, civil society and people living with HIV will share Vietnamese experiences of the national AIDS response in Viet Nam with the international communities at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) from 9 to 13 August in Bali, Indonesia, with support from the Joint United Nations (UN) Team on HIV. “We need to make the best use of this important forum to showcase what Viet Nam has achieved in the fight against the epidemic, with the participation and political will of all sectors in our society, especially... https://vietnam.unaids.org/empowering-people-strengthening-networks-viet-nam-participates-in-the-9th-icaap/
Message: Geneva/Washington, 13 July 2009 – The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have issued a new report on 2008 funding for global AIDS efforts from the Group of Eight nations, the European Commission and other donor governments. The latest annual report shows that overall commitments in AIDS funding from the developed world totalled US$ 8.7 billion in 2008, up from US$ 6.6 billion the previous year. Disbursements, which reflect actual resources made available in a given year and therefore provide a better measure of resource availability, rose even more rapidly, up 56 % to reach... https://vietnam.unaids.org/kaiser-family-foundation-and-unaids-issue-report-on-funding-for-aids-by-g8-countries-and-other-major/
Message: Geneva, 10 July 2009 – The Assembly of parliamentarians of Francophone countries have adopted a resolution reaffirming their commitment to the AIDS response. The resolution, which was adopted during their annual assembly which was held from 3 to 6 July 2009 in Paris, gave a strong message that Francophone parliamentarians are continuing to put AIDS high on the agenda and push the response forward in their countries and beyond. “I am encouraged to see this level of leadership from Francophone countries to the AIDS response,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS. “Francophone countries in Africa, South East Asia and the... https://vietnam.unaids.org/unaids-welcomes-continued-commitment-of-francophone-parliamentarians-to-the-aids-response/
