[Vnbiz] HIV and sexually transmitted diseases on the rise inVN [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Thu Sep 14 22:41:09 PDT 2006

Dear Quang Anh,

Thanks for your info.

It is incredible!! 

That unimaginable finger (could be higher) made us so worried about the unprotected sex, sexually transmitted diseases  and HIV situation in Viet Nam. 

Apart from the people themselves need to be actively and proactively in taking precaution measures, that very serious situation urges the Vietnamese Central government and its related bodies, and as well as local authorities to take strong and immediately actions focussing on training education jobs and employment  improvement etc. in order to isolate the effected regions, reduce its unpredictable consequences, prevent it from spreading-out before it is to late. Otherwise HIV shall soon be a disaster in Viet Nam one day.

Dao Xuan Lam (Mr.)

The Overseas Vietnamese Business Club (OVBC)

Ho Chi Minh City Branch Manager

Basement, Equatorial hotel, 

242 Tran Binh Trong street, 

ward 4, district 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tel.: (84-8) 8305785- Ext.: 104

Fax: (84-8) 8305787

Mobile phone: (84) (0) 989007288

E-mail: daoxuanlam at gmail.com ; ovclub at hcm.vnn.vn

Website: www.ov-club.com
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Subject: [Vnbiz] HIV and sexually transmitted diseases on the rise inVN [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

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> Have a nice weekend
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> All for information, and action???
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> The data in the news article below are worrying.  If the situation in Hung
> Yen were the same across all provinces, there would be over 1.2 million
> people living with HIV in Vietnam - perhaps there is??  We don't know
> because the government's health surveillance system is quite weak.
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> A related point of concern is that many sexually transmitted diseases
> greatly increase the risk of transmitting and contracting HIV (because of
> breaks in the skin, and sores, which allow the virus to enter the
> bloodstream).  Vietnam's urban youth (15 to 22 year olds) are exhibiting
> very high rates of unprotected sex and sexually transmitted diseases - such
> as chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, etc.  This is not good news for
> the future of Vietnam's children.
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> Vietnam 'officially' has 40,000 new cases per year; but based on sound
> UN/NGO estimates, it's probably more like 80,000.  That's a lot of unhappy
> people and families, who suddenly find themselves outcast, stigmatised,
> economically unstable, unable to attend schools, unable to get a job,
> unable to access good health services - but very able to transmit HIV to
> others.  Have a read of this article:
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> "STD Infection Rate on the Rise in Hung Yen"
> Nhan Dan (The People) Sep 9, p.5
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> "As many as 59% of 5,000 women in northern Hung Yen province having health
> check-ups recently were infected with gynaecological diseases.
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> "Of those surveyed, 14% suffered from reproductive organ inflammation, 10%
> from hepatitis B and 1.5% from HIV/AIDS.
> Kim Dong district alone has detected 22 HIV/AIDS carriers ranging in age
> from 13 to 19, including some AIDS developers.
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> "To reduce the increasing HIV infection rate, the provincial Family
> Planning Society Association has also provided pre-marriage health
> check-ups and reproductive consultancy to local juveniles and young
> people."
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