The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a plan on HIV/AIDS prevention and control in 2021.
The ARV distribution for HIV/AIDS patients
According to the plan, 90% of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in the city are aware of their disease; 90% of the managed PLWH can be provided with ARV treatment and 95% of the patients given ARV treatment would have a lower HIV viral load.
In addition, 80% of the city’s drug addicts would be given access programmes providing them with needles. Meanwhile, 6,500 drug addicts would benefit from methadone or buprenor treatment. Up to 6,572 HIV/AIDS carriers would enjoy ARV treatment through health insurance. All children born from HIV-infected mothers would be provided with treatment for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission.
Hanoi has enhanced communication activities on HIV infection prevention for drug addicts and sex workers as well as the decrease in discrimination against PLWH. The city will focus on science and technological application in HIV/AIDS treatment.
