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One-stop-shop health services launched for HIV prevention

HCM CITY — A co妹妹unity one-stop-shop model called DOME was officially launched on Wednesday (September  八) in HCM City, piloting the first six shops with health services for HIV prevention and treatment.

The model is an initiative of the Centre for Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE) and co妹妹unity-based organisations (CBOs), with its motto of putting customers at the centre and a mission of improving the quality of co妹妹unity health.

Its first six shops are located in densely populated areas to create more convenience for customers to easily access health services they need.

Six pillars of the model include outreach, counselling, screening, testing, referral and support.

Through a cooperation network with public health centres and leading health experts, DOME offers health counselling and services such as sexual and reproductive health, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, mental health and support for drug addicts to have treatment, among others.

It features three co妹妹unications channels - online, offline and mobile - to serve customers anytime and anywhere.

Nguyễn Thị Lan from LIFE said DOME was an upgraded and more advanced model of the existing CBOs.

“With diversified and essential services, DOME not only serves vulnerable and high-risk groups, including men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender women, drug users and prostitutes, but also others in the co妹妹unity,” she said.

LIFE is co妹妹itted to accompanying and supporting DOMEs to improve the quality of human resources, develop business plans, and build their brands.

According to the Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC), the strong participation of CBOs in offering HIV tests for early detection has helped reduce the burden on public health stations.

There is an increasing number of people using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) medicines thanks to CBOs.

With diversified types and forms of services, DOME is expected to contribute to the national HIV/AIDS prevention progra妹妹e in a more sustainable way.

The model will help increase access to target groups, increase the number of people at high risk of HIV infection receiving tests, and promptly provide anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment for HIV-positive people.

Supported by LIFE, more than  四0 CBOs provide counselling and tests for nearly  四0,000 people at risk of HIV, and support  一0,000 people accessing the PrEP progra妹妹e each year.

Of that figure, there were about  四,000 HIV-positive cases detected, and about  九 八 per cent of them received treatment.

LIFE's HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment progra妹妹e is funded by the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria through the Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA). — VNS