The Hanoitimes - The medical sector is striving to improve
treatment services for over 190,000 HIV-infected people in the country.
The matter was discussed at a
workshop on the pilot result of quality improvement for care and treatment
HIV/AIDS and plan direction in the 2013-2015 period in Hanoi.
The workshop was co-hosted by the
HIV/AIDS Prevention Department, the Health Ministry, the President's Emergency
Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Vietnam Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC Vietnam).
Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh
Long said that the number of HIV-infected people accessing to HIV treatment
services is increasing.
So far, there are 318
non-resident HIV/AIDS treatment centers in 63 provinces and cities to care for
around 70,000 patients.
Thanks to that, the survival rate
of HIV carriers presented up to 82%, which is higher than the preset criteria
of the World Health Organization (WHO) of 80%. By 2015, the survival rate is
projected to increase by 26 times.
However, the results must be
maintained and improved to provide better service for patients and the Ministry
of Health is working on a management system to improve HIV/AIDS treatment
services.
Vietnam is still facing a
potential shortage of foreign aid in this field. The medical sector is striving
to raise more other financial sources while promoting the thrift exercise and
operation efficiency.
CDC Vietnam Director Michelle
McConnell affirmed to assist Vietnam in maintaining the results of the pilot
program on quality improvement for care and treatment HIV/AIDS.
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