Vietnam is striving to reduce the rate of children infected with HIV from their mothers.

The number of young people catching HIV has seen an upward trend recently, with 50% of new cases being under the age of 29.

Doctors in medical wards specialising in treating those with HIV tackle whatever difficulties come their way in taking care of patients and give them hope that being infected is not the death sentence it once was.

Vietnam is being evaluated to have the highest HIV inhibition rate in the world.

A conference was held in Hanoi on December 4 to look back on 20 years of HIV/AIDS treatment in Vietnam.

A ceremony was held in the northern province of Bac Giang on December 1 in response to the National Action Month against HIV/AIDS and the World AIDS Day.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Phu Chi Dung, director of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Blood Transfusion and Haematology Institute, said that screening blood to have safe blood is the golden target in blood transfusion as the rate of blood transmitted diseases

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite much improvement since 2011, the stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV in Vietnam remain unacceptably high, the People Living with HIV Stigma Index shows.

Medical experts are concerned that many people with HIV in the country will be forced to drop their anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment in 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nineteen medics, including 18 doctors and nurses and an apprentice, were confirmed as having been exposed to HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) after they performed an emergency surgery on a woman last Saturday.

 The first human trial of a new type of HIV therapy suggests it could be a promising weapon in the fight against the virus.

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The US is providing nearly US$1 million for a two-year project to combat HIV/AIDS in southern Viet Nam, including HCM City.

 A baby girl in the US born with HIV and believed cured after very early treatment has now been found to still harbour the virus.

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