Who are notified of the positive HIV test results in Vietnam?

According to Clause 10 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS 2020 of Vietnam, there are only 07 following subjects to be notified the positive HIV test results:

- Persons getting tested for HIV;

- Spouses of persons getting tested for HIV; parents, guardians or lawful representatives of persons getting tested for HIV who are persons aged under 18, incapacitated persons, persons with limited cognition or behavior control, or persons with limited legal capacity;

- Persons who are assigned to provide counseling or notify positive HIV test results to persons getting tested for HIV;

- Heads of agencies/units assigned to carry out HIV/AIDS epidemiological surveillance; persons assigned to carry out HIV/AIDS epidemiological surveillance;

- Heads and chief nurses of departments, wards and other divisions of health facilities where HIV-infected persons are receiving treatment; healthcare workers who give direct care and treatment to HIV-infected persons at health facilities;

- Heads, persons in charge of healthcare tasks, and healthcare workers who are assigned to give direct care to HIV-infected persons at correctional institutions, reform schools, rehabilitation centers, social protection facilities, prisons and detention centers;

- Heads and officials who are assigned with tasks of the agencies mentioned in Clause 1 Article 28 of this Law.

View more details at the Law on amendments to the Law on prevention and control of HIV/AIDS 2020 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2021.

Phuong Thanh

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