On March 10th, 2017, Prof. Francoise BarreSinoussi gave a practical report to officers, lecturers and students of Police Academy with the theme “Challenges to stop the HIV epidemic”. She is a Doctor and scientist who discovered the HIV virus and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for this achievement.
Attending the event was Mr. Alain Dorie, Medical Attaché, Embassy of France; Doctor Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, Director of the Center for Supporting Community Development Initiatives (SCDI).
At the meeting, Prof. Francoise BarreSinoussi presented basic and in-depth knowledge of the HIV epidemic in the world and in Vietnam, forms of HIV transmission, prevention and treatment HIV, the challenges of HIV treatment, the Vietnamese Government’s commitment to stop HIV, the role of police forces in HIV prevention and control in Vietnam.
According to Prof. Francoise BarreSinoussi, Police play an important role in achieving the 90-90-90 target, step by step to reverse the HIV epidemic in Vietnam. Parallel to professional tasks, the police force can assist programs of delivering condoms and clean injection needles, enabling people at high risk of HIV to have access to HIV testing facilities; allowing prisoners and HIV-infected persons in temporary detention camps to have access to methadone treatment. In addition, the police force must coordinate with other forces to help HIV-infected persons to reintegrate into the community and society, protecting them from social stigma.
Read the full article on the People’s Police Academy website