Responding to National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 1, 2014, wards and communes in Vinh city and Nghia Dan district organized a rally to respond to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in 2014 with the theme:No stigma and discrimination against people newly infected with HIV/AIDS.

Overview of the rally

According to the report of Vinh City Medical Center, up to now, Vinh City has accumulated 1961 cases of HIV infection, of which 1381 have turned into AIDS, 870 people have died from AIDS. In particular, Le Mao, Truong Thi, Ha Huy Tap, Hung Binh, Vinh Tan wards have nearly 500 people infected with HIV and AIDS. Through the rally, the Steering Committee for HIV/AIDS prevention of wards and communes in Vinh City called for the participation of all levels, sectors, and mass organizations in the city to focus on propaganda so that each person and community can improve their knowledge about HIV/AIDS prevention. Increase access to care, support, and treatment services for people infected with HIV, join hands to help people infected with HIV/AIDS integrate into the community, do not discriminate or discriminate against people infected with HIV. Especially promote the initiative of infected people in participating in HIV/AIDS prevention, contributing to reducing the number of people infected with HIV, towards no new HIV infections.

Parade in response to HIV/AIDS action month

After the rally, wards and communes organized parades on main roads to distribute leaflets, calling on people from all walks of life to actively participate in HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities, moving towards eliminating this disease of the century.

Lam Ha

(Vinh City Radio and Television Station)

* On the morning of December 1, Nghia Dan organized a rally in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 2014 at Nghia Tan Primary School (Nghia Dan).

According to the statistical report of the District Health Center, in 2014, there were 7 new HIV infections in the district, bringing the total number of people with HIV to 184, of which 113 people developed AIDS and 51 people died from AIDS. This year, the rally had the theme: "For a safe and healthy community, towards no new HIV infections".

Students of Nghia Tan Primary School responded to the rally

Through the rally, the Steering Committee for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control of communes and towns called for the participation of all levels, sectors, and mass organizations in directing, guiding, and signing commitments to HIV prevention and control. Actively promote so that people, each family, and the community understand and improve their knowledge and ways to prevent HIV/AIDS; consider HIV/AIDS prevention and control an important, long-term task, aiming for no new infections./.

Minh Thai

(Nghia Dan Radio)