PILOT PLAN TO ESTIMATE HIV INCIDENCE IN 06 PROVINCES AND CITIES
“The pilot plan for assays to estimate HIV incidence in certain provinces and cities in Vietnam” is issued by the Ministry of Health on November 24, 2017 at the Decision No, 5292/QD-BYT launched in 06 provinces and cities: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Dien Bien, and Son La during 2017 – 2019.
The Objective of this plan is to Study the application of HIV incidence test kits in Vietnam via 5 activities: Evaluate the characteristics of test kits at HIV national reference laboratory; Estimate HIV incidence rates in groups of HIV-positive people in 6 provinces: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Dien Bien, Son La, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An; Determine HIV incidence test kits in the sentinel surveillance program in 20 provinces participating in HSS/HSS+; Verify if HIV incidence test kits used in the system of surveillance of HIV epidemiology in Vietnam are feasible (From 01 – December, 2018); and apply the HIV incidence results in the preventive, surveillance, and evaluation program (From June – December, 2019).
Within that, Estimate HIV incidence rates in groups of HIV-positive people must follow the rule that the sample which is known positive with HIV by the third algorithm will be thereafter checked by the fourth algorithm to determine whether it is recent infection (within 6 months) or long-term infection.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
