The Viet Nam National Strategy Nine Programmes of Action and categoriess of intervention

The National Strategy and the Programmes of Action

The Government's National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Vietnam till 2010 with a vision to 2020 VN [1] was promulgated with the Prime Ministerial Decision No. 36/2004/QD-TTg on 17 March 2004. In preparing a National Strategy, nine substantive Programmes of Action VN [1:73] were enumerated. These Programmes of Action correspond to the general kinds of interventions in fighting HIV/AIDS.

The Nine Programmes of Action

(Note that in recent months, Threatment Programmes 3 and 5 are combined.)

From the National Strategy of 2004 VN [1:73]

1. Behavioral Change Information, Education and Communication Program in HIV/AIDS prevention and control in coordination with the drug evil and prostitution prevention and control Programmes to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission.

2. HIV/AIDS Harm Reduction Intervention Program.

3. Care and Support for HIV/AIDS-Infected People Programme.

4. HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring and Evaluation Program.

5. Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme.

6. Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission Program.

7. Sexually transmitted infections Management and Treatment Programme.

8. Blood Transfusion Safety Program.

9. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Capacity Building and International Cooperation Programme.

General Areas of Intervention

Broadly speaking these nine categories fit into three relatively exclusive general areas:

1. Policy [which here includes Monitoring and Evaluation and Leadership training in Government, Party and also public participation levels],
2. Prevention [which here also includes communications and Voluntary Counselling and Treatment (VCT)]. and
3. Treatment (which includes activities care and support).

In this work, the nine Programmes of Action are grouped by general area of intervention as seen below.

• Policy

Programmes of Action number:

4. HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring and Evaluation Program.

9. HIV/AIDS Presentation and Control Capacity Building and International Cooperation Programme.

• Prevention

Programmes of Action number:

1. Behavioral Change Information, Education and Communication Program in HIV/AIDS prevention and control in coordination with the drug evil and prostitution prevention and control Programmes to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission.

2. HIV/AIDS Harm Reduction Intervention Program.

7. Sexually transmitted infections Management and Treatment Programme.

8. Blood Transfusion Safety Program.

• Treatment

Programmes of Action number:

3. Care and Support for HIV/AIDS-Infected People Programme.

5. Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme.

6. Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission Program.

Sub-Categories Intervention

These categories are listed in the under the The National Strategy and the Programmes of Action categories in BOLD below, or give a clear definition of a new category you think is more appropriate. Try to fit each of your activities into only one category – if you have problems doing this, tell us why in the description section.

Policy

PoA 4. HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Monitoring and Evaluation Programme.

Surveillance
M&E -- Monitoring and Evaluation
Epidemiology
Special  Studies

PoA 9. HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Capacity Building and International Cooperation Programme

Civil Society, NGOs, Faith-based
Economic Impact of HIV/AIDS
Gender and HIV/AIDS
Law  (Legal Rights, Human Rights)
National Strategic Planning
PLWHA: GIPA
Provincial Support – assisting Party and Government leaders
Other Advocacy (including Three Ones and Universal Access)

Prevention

PoA 1. Behavioural Change Information, Education and Communication Programme in HIV/AIDS prevention and control

BCC - Behaviour Change Communication
Closed Settings (05/06 Centres and prisons)
Ethnic Populations and Remote Areas
Mass Media
Mobile Populations (such as truck drivers and construction workers)
Peer Education (and other Inter-personal Education)
Schools
SD – Stigma and Discrimination
Trafficked Women and Children
Uniformed Services
Workplace – Workplace and HIV/AIDS
Youth
Women

PoA 2. HIV/AIDS Harm Reduction Intervention Programme

IDU – Injecting Drug Users
Male Sex workers
MSM – Men who have Sex with Men
Female  Sex Workers
Male Clients of Female Sex Workers
VCT – Voluntary Counselling and Testing
Condom Distribution
Needle Exchange

PoA 6. Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV/AIDS Transmission Programme

PMTCT – Preventing Mother to Child Transmission

PoA 7. Sexually transmitted infections Management and Treatment Programme

STI management – Sexually Transmitted Infection Management

PoA 8. Blood Transfusion Safety Programme.

Blood safety (including voluntary blood recruitment)

Treatment

PoA 3. Care and Support for HIV/AIDS-Infected People Programme

PLWHA: access – Access to Care and Support
PLWHA: affected – children, families, elderly affected by HIV/AIDS
PLWHA: community – Home- and Community-based care
PLWHA: support – Psycho-social Support
OVC – Orphans and Vulnerable Children

PoA 5. Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme

ARV: IEC
ARV: service
Training of Health  Workers
OI -- Opportunistic infection
TB -- Tuberculosis