Vietnam reports over 1,300 HIV infections in January
HANOI - Vietnam has so far this year detected more than 1,300 HIV carriers, raising the total to 90,600,according to the country's General Statistics Office on Wednesday. Of the total cases, 14,500 have developed into AIDS, including over 8,400 fatalities. In Vietnam, some 62 percent of HIV carriersare in the age bracket of 20-29, when they are most sexually active, and most of transmissions result from drug injecting.
In a move to reduce the infection rate among its 82-million population to below 0.3 percent by 2010, and keep it unchanged after 2020, Vietnam has centered its efforts on raising public awareness, supervising HIV carriers, improving quality of HIV/AIDStreatment, better caring affected people, and increasing state budget on anti-disease activities.
The country has recently intensified propaganda about HIV/AIDS with contents expanding into areas of virtues, lifestyle and behavior, including promoting fight against discrimination, and encouraging youths to use "ABC" preventive approach (Abstinence, Being faithful and Condom use) and keep away from such evils as drug addiction and prostitution.
Xinhuanet - January 26, 2005.
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