At the pre-conference meetings of the 24th International AIDS Conference held in Montreal, Canada (from July 27 to August 2), at a satellite session organized by PATH, Vietnam was selected to share experiences on successful implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs.

16 years after becoming Vietnam’s first patient to undergo a liver transplant, Nguyen Thi Diep, 25, passed away. However, the story of her undaunted journey to fight the disease has inspired and touched hearts of many people.

Bach Mai Hospital, one of the biggest public hospitals in the country, has recently announced it would gradually wipe out so-called “serviced beds” or “beds on demand”.