HIV prevention project in VietnamVietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its new, five-year, $26 million project to strengthen and sustain Vietnam’s HIV and AIDS response. In the last year, PEPFAR assistance provided HIV tests to over 375,000 people and methadone replacement therapy to almost 25,000 people. The Sustainable HIV Response From Technical Assistance (SHIFT) Project, implemented by FHI 360 until 2021, will strengthen Vietnam’s human, organizational, and systems capacity to lead the national HIV and AIDS response. In June 2004, HIV/AIDS assistance to Vietnam significantly increased under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). “The project will scale up services along the entire HIV care continuum from diagnosis to successful treatment in high HIV burden provinces to achieve “90-90-90” HIV case-finding, care, and treatment targets,” said USAID Vietnam Mission Director Michael Greene, who assumed the post last week.

Source: VietNamNet News July 27, 2016 09:00 UTC