Hanoi Women’s Union actively participates in HIV/AIDS prevention activities

In the framework of the GIPA project (Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam) supported by UNV, UNAIDS, US Government, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-PEPFAR, AusAID), Hanoi WU has organized meetings of the Club for young women living with HIV/AIDS; providing consultancy, sending 41 HIV infected persons for test and treatment; taking care of 24 persons at home. Besides, WU staff also found out 431 women at high risk, distributed 5,200 condoms and 232 materials; organized STD examination and treatment for 26 women, sending 26 persons for test. 4,199 pregnant women have been offered advices and HIV test, among them 3 cases have been discovered and treated to prevent HIV transmission from mothers to the unborn babies.