Meeting held in Da Nang to share experience in HIV/AIDS prevention
VGP – The HIV/AIDS prevention and control center in the central city of Da Nang organized a meeting to exchange experience within the staff working at seven districts and 56 communes in the city.
The event created an opportunity for those in charge of HIV/AIDS to share experience in assisting HIV-infected people and launch prevention programs to limit mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Delegates reviewed the achievements of 10 years of implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and control in the city, mobilizing more local budget for HIV/AIDS prevention activities and educating students on ways
As of December 31, 2016, as many as 2,058 HIV carriers were recorded in Da Nang, including 858 ones having developed full-blown AIDS and 464 died of AIDS.
HIV transmission through sexual behaviors accounted for nearly 99% among new HIV-positive ones in 2016.
In 2017, the city continues to launch 90-90-90 Plan and control the proportion of HIV/AIDS carriers at community lower than 0.15% and maintain the figure in post-2020.
By Thuy Dung