Rights and responsibilities of outreach workers in the prevention of HIV transmission in Vietnam

Rights and responsibilities of outreach workers in the prevention of HIV transmission in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 7 of Decree 108/2007/ND-CP regulates the rights and responsibilities of outreach workers who participate in implementing programs and projects on harm reduction interventions in the prevention of HIV transmission in Vietnam as follows:

- Outreach workers who participate in programs or projects on harm reduction interventions in the prevention of HIV transmission are entitled to:

+ Benefits and allowances from these programs and projects;

+ Protection by law when providing condoms, clean needles and syringes or treatment of addition to opiate substances with substitution drugs for those stated in Article 5 of this Decree;

- Outreach workers who participate in programs or projects on harm reduction interventions in the prevention of HIV transmission have the following responsibilities:

+ Notify the commune-level People’s Committee and police before implementing harm reduction intervention measures in localities;

+ Use their cards in performing their assigned tasks.

- The Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in, guiding criteria for card holders; the form of the card; the issuance, management and use of cards nationwide when implementing programs or projects on harm reduction interventions in the prevention of HIV transmission.

More details can be found in Decree 108/2007/ND-CP of Vietnam which comes into force from August 7, 2007.

Ty Na

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