VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has asked to receive continued support in HIV/AIDS prevention and control during meetings here with UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon and other international leaders.


UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon receives Deputy PM Truong Vinh Trong at the UN headquarters on Thursday. (Photo: VNS)
Speaking at a high level UN General Assembly meeting on HIV/AIDS, Trong requested the UN and donors to support HIV/AIDS prevention and control in developing countries.


He asked them to increase investment in prevention programmes, enable people living with HIV/AIDS to gain access to better healthcare services, especially anti-retroviral therapy and methadone.


He also called for the implementation of comprehensive prevention and care programmes to realise the UN's latest initiatives to aim for no new HIV carriers, no discrimination and no deaths from HIV/AIDS.


Also at the meeting, Trong highlighted achievements Viet Nam had obtained in HIV/AIDS prevention and control.


"The Vietnamese Government is committed to speeding up HIV/AIDS prevention and control, advancing towards completing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) in HIV/AIDS prevention and control," he said.


The UN meeting reviewed progress made in the fight against the disease in recent years as well as discussing future global responses.


The meeting adopted a declaration on strengthening common efforts to eliminate HIV/AIDS. It said countries should intensify their own efforts and also strengthen international co-operation to better implement MDG to bring to an end to HIV/AIDS transmission by 2015.


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