Expanding screening and treatment toward ending the AIDS epidemic

In the first 6 months of the year, the Thai Nguyen Health sector maintained effective HIV/AIDS prevention and control work in the area. The whole province has 20 outpatient clinics for HIV/AIDS treatment, managing 4,636 patients.

HIV prevention and control communication activities of a community support group in the province.

Methadone treatment for opioid addiction has been implemented stably at 15 treatment facilities and 8 drug dispensing facilities, managing 2,796 patients. The province also discovered 46 new cases of HIV infection, bringing the total number of cases to 11,481. The number of deaths due to HIV/AIDS is 43; currently there are 5,402 people living with HIV/AIDS.

Notably, the implementation of the goals in the current National Strategy for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control has achieved many positive results. Specifically, 88.96% of people infected with HIV know their status; 81.64% of those who know their status have been treated with ARV drugs - positive results but still need to be improved. The third goal alone has exceeded the target, with 99.25% of people on treatment having a viral load below the suppression threshold, contributing to limiting HIV infection in the community.

In the coming time, the Thai Nguyen Health sector will continue to promote communication, expand screening and improve treatment quality towards the goal of "ending the AIDS epidemic" by 2030 according to the Government's roadmap.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/y-te/202507/mo-rong-tam-soat-dieu-trihuong-toi-cham-dut-dich-aids-ae70185/