Launching workshop on USAID Community HIV Link-Nrothern Coast Project
Today, 27th January 2015, COHED together with VUSTA and three provincial project partners –Provincial Centers for AIDS Prevention and Control of Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Nghe An successfully launched the USAID funded- project “USAID Community HIV Link-Northern Coast Project” at Melia Hotel, Hanoi. Around 120 people attended the workshop who represents the donor, related Ministries, Government Agencies at central level, INGOs, local NGO, civil society organizations and community-based organizations. The workshop was honored with openning speech delivered by Vice-Chairman of Vusta, Vice-Director of Vietnam AIDS Control Center, and Head of Health Department of USAID in Vietnam.
“The community role and links in HIV/AIDS is becoming more important than ever in order to bring into full play internal strength in the fight agianst HIV/AIDS”, Mr Tran Viet Hung of VUSTA outlined in his concise and touching opening speech”