HIV

Update news HIV

No control on vaccine prices

Recent deaths and hospitalization of infants after vaccination has increased worry and fear among parents who now are resorting to willing pay more for better quality vaccines than use those provided free by the government.

Former CEOs jailed for deforestation

Eight former officials were sentenced to between ten months' probation and three years in jail by the People's Court of Central Highland Dak Nong Province for causing the loss of over 1,300 hectares of forests.

Micronutrient supplements may reduce risk of HIV progression: study

 Long-term supplementation with multivitamins plus selenium for HIV-infected patients in the early stages of disease who had not received antiretroviral therapy may safely reduce the risk of immune decline and illness,

Obama signs bill for HIV organ donation

 U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Thursday a bill that allows scientists to carry out research into organ donations from one person with HIV to another.

Children hospitalised for quinvaxem reactions

More than 300 children in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are recovering from reactions to a combined Quinvaxem vaccination, reported the provincial Preventive Medicine Centre.

Vietnam produces Methadone for treating drug addiction

Deputy Head of the HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control Department Dr Pham Duc Manh has announced the Ministry of Health’s decision authorising five local firms to produce Methadone for treating heroin addiction.

Four Vietnamese killed in Lao plane crash

Three members of a Vietnamese family and a Canadian resident of Vietnamese origin lost their lives in the October 16 Lao Airlines plane crash believed to have killed 49 people from 11 countries.

About 29 people in Vietnam get HIV every day

 An average of 29 people contracted HIV every day in the first five months of this year, announced a meeting yesterday in Ha Noi.

Exercise may boost brain health in HIV-infected adults: study

 Regular exercise can give a significant mental boost to people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a disease of the human immune system by infection with no effective cure for the moment, a U.S. study said Tuesday.

Sexually transmitted diseases expected to occur more frequently in future

 Despite a decline until the turn of the century, sexually transmitted diseases could occur more frequently in the future, experts said at a press conference for the STI and AIDS World Congress 2013 in Vienna on Monday.

The miraculous help from the cyber world for poor babies

A newborn baby has been abandoned twice by his biological parents and adoptive parents because of HIV exposure. He is rescued by the help of thousand people coming out of the cyber world.

Hanoi: 40% of people to completely understand about HIV/AIDS

In 2013, the financial campaigning board of the Fund for HIV/AIDS Patients of Hanoi will call for 10-20 individuals, international organizations, 500-700 enterprises and philanthropists to support HIV carriers in the city.

French patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs

A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS,

HIV sufferers handed chance to harvest hope

Thanks to the dedicated Women's Union in Thanh Hoa Province, families, particularly those affected by HIV, are being given opportunities to turn their lives around and develop a lasting legacy. 

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 3/3

Three people get burns in explosion at bus station in Can Tho City; Rare wood found under river near Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park; Can Tho Province in urgent need of doctors

The border land of HIV

VietNamNet Bridge – The mountainous area of the central province of Thanh Hoa used to be called “the capital of opium.” Since then the storm of HIV has ravaged this region.

The story about a teacher who says “I have HIV”

A teacher in the mountainous region bluntly stated “I am an HIV positive teacher” after many times of unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide

Getting to Zero: for a better day tomorrow in US

 Leon Lieberman was in his 60s when he was diagnosed with HIV. That was nearly 15 years ago. Today, he recently celebrated his 81st birthday and lives in Chicago's North Side.

Vietnam reports 1,000 new cases of HIV every month

. . .‘Residents to participate in prevention of HIV/AIDS’, for the period 2008-2012 and to implement a national strategy until 2020, it was reported that Vietnam adds more than 1,000 new cases of HIV every month.

HIV prevention targets pregnant women

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sitting alone on a bench outside the Obstetrics Department of Thot Not District General Hospital in southern Can Tho City, the round and sun-bronzed face of a young woman betrays a gnawing anxiety.