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Speech by Ambassador Kritenbrink Celebrating the First Clients Receiving Antiretroviral Drugs Covered by Social Health Insurance

Madame Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến, the Minister of Health Mr. Lê Hồng Sơn, the Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Mr. Phạm Lương Sơn, Deputy Director General of Vietnam Social Security Agency Mr. Nguyễn Hoàng Long, Director General of Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control Representatives of Ministries and Government, public health partners, and distinguished guests, …

By vnmission | 12 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, PEPFAR, Speeches

U.S. and Vietnam Celebrate First Patients Receiving Antiretrovirals Covered by Social Health Insurance

Hanoi, March 8, 2019 – Today, the Vietnam Authority for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) – Ministry of Health and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) hosted four simultaneous events across the country in Hanoi, Nghe An, Ho Chi Minh City, and Hai Phong to celebrate the first patients receiving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs covered by …

By vnmission | 8 March, 2019 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases

U.S.-Supported Project Sustains Vietnam’s HIV Response

HANOI, December 14, 2016 — More than 280,000 people in Vietnam received HIV testing services, and 15,000 adults and children newly enrolled for antiretroviral treatment (ART) thanks to support from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Sustainable Management of the HIV/AIDS Response and Transition to Technical Assistance Project (SMART TA) funded under the U.S. …

By vnmission | 15 December, 2016 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases

PEPFAR: Saving Lives and Changing the Course of the AIDS Epidemic

POSTED BY DEBORAH L. BIRX DECEMBER 1, 2016 Today, people all over the world came together to commemorate World AIDS Day. This morning, through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s ThunderClap — a virtual and virtuous flash mob — simultaneously tweeted their commitment to end AIDS by 2030, reaching an audience of …

By vnmission | 2 December, 2016 | Topics: News, PEPFAR

U.S.-Vietnamese Cooperation in Community-based Services Supports Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS Response

HANOI, August 18, 2016 — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded a five-year grant to the Centre for Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE), a Vietnamese organization, to strengthen community-led approaches to HIV prevention, care and treatment. “Community-based organizations are critical partners as Vietnam strives to achieve its ambitious targets,” said …

By vnmission | 18 August, 2016 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. & Vietnam

New U.S.-Supported Project Boosts Sustainable HIV/AIDS Response in Vietnam

HANOI, July 27, 2016 — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new, five-year, $26 million project to strengthen and sustain Vietnam’s HIV and AIDS response. The Sustainable HIV Response From Technical Assistance (SHIFT) Project, implemented by FHI 360 until 2021, will strengthen Vietnam’s human, organizational, and systems capacity to lead the national …

By vnmission | 27 July, 2016 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies

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