The Ministry of Health is also responsible for designing documents guiding the implementation of anti-discrimination provisions under the Law on prevention and control of virus infections causing acquired immune deficiency syndrome in humans.
According to the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Department, the total HIV carriers and AIDS patients reached 204,019 and 59,569, respectively, by the end of June, 2012.
The number of HIV/AIDS patients and death rate in 2012 continued to fall against the same period last year.
By Huong Giang