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Submitted by ctv_en_6 on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 10:00
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has changed significantly in gender and age groups, deputy head of Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control said Chu Quoc An on July 15 at an online meeting to review the fight against the disease in the first six months of the year.

By June 30, the whole country had 176,436 people with HIV/AIDS.

Ho Chi Minh City records the highest number of patients in the nation with 25.9 percent of HIV-infected people, he said.

According to the statistics, there was a major change in the gender ratio among the infected with 70 percent being men and 30 percent being women in 2010. In 2009, the rate was 82 and 18 percent, respectively.

The 20-29 age group makes up 39 percent while the 30-39 age group accounts for 42.6 percent in 2010, against 52 percent and 31 percent in 2009.

Mr An said that HIV/AIDS prevention work achieved positive results in the first six months of the year, covering 494 districts across 61 cities and provinces, drawing 4,600 collaborators, setting up 315 points for anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and treating over 42,000 AIDS patients.

However, the work still faces problems, including the overload of patients at ARV treatment facilities, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, the shortage of qualified staff and difficulty access to HIV infection preventative service, especially by those belonging to high-risk groups.

At the event, representatives from 18 provinces put forward proposals such as promoting training of HIV/AIDS field staff and providing equipment and human resources for HIV prevention centres in the provinces.

VNA/VOVNews

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