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US launches HIV self-testing service in Vietnam
US launches HIV self-testing service in Vietnam
US launches HIV self-testing service in VietnamBy Toan Dao August 27, 2016 | 06:20 am GMT+7A nurse tests a blood sample during a free HIV test at a blood tests party, part of a campaign to prevent HIV infection among male same-sex couples, in Bangkok September 20, 2014.Photo by Reuters/Athit PerawongmethaThe service is as convenient as other quick tests for pregnancy or diabetes.A U.S. funded HIV self-testing service which will help people know their HIV status discreetly was opened in Vietnam for the first time on Friday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
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Inaugural HIV self-testing service launched in Vietnam
Inaugural HIV self-testing service launched in Vietnam
An HIV self-testing service, the first of its kind in Vietnam, was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, providing local people with a fast, safe and private diagnostic method.The home testing kit allows users to interpret their own results after taking a mouth swab or finger prick.The service is an initiative of the Healthy Market program which is jointly organized by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the non-profit PATH organization, and Vietnam's Ministry of Health.
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SGGP English Edition- HIV self-testing service launched in Vietnam for first time
SGGP English Edition- HIV self-testing service launched in Vietnam for first time
Leaders and senior officials from the Ministry of Health (MoH), the US Embassy, local authorities, HIV workers and community groups, and celebrities gathered in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday at a launching ceremony of the first-ever HIV self-testing services in the country.US Ambassador Ted Osius at the launching ceremony of the first-ever HIV self-testing services (Photo: SGGP)The launch marks a new trend in Vietnam, where HIV-affected populations will have a new choice to test themselves for HIV in a private and confidential way, and therefore be the first to know their preliminary results.HIV self-testing is a new strategy to increase access to HIV services and accelerate achievement of the government of Vietnam's '90-90-90' goals.
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