According to the An Giang Department of Health, by the end of November 2025, the number of new HIV infections recorded was 575 cases, the number of people treated for Methadon drug addiction treatment was 851 people, the rate of people at high risk being tested reached 98.63% compared to the plan.
At the regular press conference on December 11, Dr. Doan Thanh Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Health of An Giang province - said that the province has expanded and innovated communication activities, harm reduction interventions and HIV infection prevention. Strengthen inter-sectoral coordination in HIV/AIDS prevention and control and community mobilization.
Expand and diversify HIV testing consultation, promote community-based HIV testing, self-tests, increase the rate of HIV-infected people in the community who know their HIV status.
The health sector closely monitors the development of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in groups with high risk behavior. Establish a case monitoring system from the time of identification of HIV infection throughout the treatment process, until the death of the HIV infected person.
Improve the quality of HIV/AIDS treatment, increase the rate of people infected with HIV who know their HIV status and are treated with HIV-antimicrobial drugs; increase the rate of people treated with HIV-antimicrobial drugs with viral loads below the suppression threshold. Expanding the supply of ARV drugs and HIV salary download testing via health insurance, coordinating ARV drugs sources to ensure patients receive continuous treatment without interruption in treatment. Promote activities to actively detect and treat potential tuberculosis for people infected with HIV.
The health sector also implemented the National Strategy Monitoring and Evaluation framework to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Deploy a case monitoring system from the time of HIV infection determination to treatment participation, conversion of treatment facilities, treatment quality, compliance with treatment until the person infected with HIV dies according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health.
The Deputy Director of the Department of Health of An Giang province also informed that the health sector is reviewing and advising the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Provincial People's Council on developing a resolution to support the health insurance payment level for people infected with HIV who do not have a health insurance card in An Giang province. This is in the process of advising the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Provincial People's Council to register to draft a resolution.
