The National Committee for HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control today in Hà Nội celebrated its 10th founding anniversary and highlighted the necessity to better control the epidemics and social evils.

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday launched a month-long campaign on preventing mother-to-child HIV infection under which pregnant mothers are encouraged to practice regular medical check-ups for HIV.

The Australian Government has agreed to fund Việt Nam AU $119.8 million which will be disbursed between July 2010 and June 2011 for improving infrastructure, human resource and education.

In 2010, Hanoi will attempt to keep the rate of people with HIV/AIDS at below 0.3 percent and stem the growth of the virus over the next few years.

It is essential to promote education campaigns on the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, drugs and prostitution, particularly among high-risk groups.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong called on Asian-Pacific parliamentarians to intensify cooperation in policy and law making to prevent HIV/AIDS at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) seminar on HIV/AIDS in Hanoi on December 11.

By September 30, 2009, Vietnam had recorded more than 156,800 people living with HIV/AIDS, including 34,391 cases of full-blown AIDS. So far, 44,232 people have died from the deadly virus.

Ending discrimination is key to preventing dreaded disease, says virologist who discovered HIV.

Viet Nam greatly appreciated the close co-operation among countries and international organisations in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Deputy Prime Ministry Truong Vinh Trong said yesterday.

A national conference was held in the central city of Hue on Nov. 23 to increase the commitment of religious followers to fighting HIV/AIDS.