On
June 18, 2024, Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision on approving
the aid project on the Meeting Targets and Maintaining HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Control in Dong Nai province (USAID EpiC) for the period from 2024 to 2026 sponsored
by Family Health
International (FHI 360/USA).
FHI 360 working in
Dong Nai province (Photo: Thanh Tu)
It is known that the aid is
implemented by the Department of Health in Bien Hoa city, Long Khanh city and
Long Thanh district, with a total project implementation cost of 6,390,140,454
VNĐ. Project implementation time is valid since Dong Nai Provincial People's Committee issued a Decision on approving the
aid project until September 30, 2026.
Direct beneficiaries of
the project are drug addicts, men who have sex with men, transgender people,
female prostitutes, people with HIV...; Indirect beneficiaries are staff working
in public health units and facilities in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention
related to prevention, harm reduction intervention, HIV testing consultation,
and ARV treatment, supply of drugs, biological products and medical supplies at
all levels. A team of propagandists and collaborators participate in activities
on HIV harm reduction intervention and testing consultation.
The
project's goal is to support a sustainable solution to the HIV epidemic.
Implementation services help accomplish program objectives and maintain control
of the HIV epidemic among high-risk and priority groups as well as other
at-risk individuals, improve program management, support Fund transfer and
implementation to local partners in Vietnam.
Accordingly, the People's
Committee of Dong Nai province assigned the Department of Health to be
responsible for receiving, deploying and managing the aid according to the
regulations stated at Decree No. 80/2020/NĐ-CP dated July 8, 2020 of the
Government on management and use of non-refundable aid that is not part of
official development support of foreign agencies, organizations and individuals
for Vietnam, Decision No. 12/2023/QĐ-UBND dated March 31, 2023 of Dong Nai provincial
People's Committee on regulations on management and use of non-refundable aid
that is not part of the official development support of foreign agencies,
organizations and individuals for Vietnam in Dong Nai province.