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Thai youths were at risk of catching HIV as many had their first sexual encounter at 15 and nearly half did not use condoms, the Public Health Ministry revealed Thursday.
Recent reports indicated many youths did not use conฌdoms due to faith in their partner and the "myth" HIV/Aids was only spread by prostitutes, a spokesman said. -
Support centres to help parents of children infected with HIV
the care and treatment of HIV/AIDS sufferers in the outskirts of Ha Noi is a woman who at more that 80 patiently feeds her emaciated son with his every spoon of soup -
Viet Nam moves to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
Viet Nam has set the target of providing preventive treatment for all pregnant women who test positive for HIV in order to reduce the rate of mother-to-child HIV transmission to 10 percent of all births by HIV-infected mothers by 2010. -
Positive effort to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma
Viet Nam has seen a considerable increase over the last few years in the number of people living with HIV who have become actively involved in prevention, care and treatment activities, participants at a seminar in Ha Noi said on Monday. -
TB and HIV data needed for diagnosis
Viet Nam needs to set up a system to obtain data for research of tuberculosis so the disease can be diagnosed as early as possible, according to an epidemiologist and professor from the University of Texas.