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Vietnamese HIV/AIDS Department Announces Funding For Prevention Efforts
Vietnamese officials announced recently that about 678 billion dong, or about $38.7 million, will be allocated for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in the country in 2009, the VNA/VietnamPlus.com reports. The announcement was made during a press briefing earlier this week held by the Department for HIV/AIDS Prevention and the Vietnam Journalists Association to review Vietnam"s HIV/AIDS efforts in 2008. Health officials at the briefing said that more than 27,000 people living with HIV/AIDS received treatment through one of the 207 district-level clinics put in place last year and that about 6,000 peer educators and health workers distributed information about the disease to 53.8% of the country"s districts.The new funding will help provide antiretroviral treatment to an estimated 32,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. It also will be used to provide post-exposure prophylaxis to health workers. In addition, the funding will allow up to 90% of HIV-positive pregnant women to receive antiretroviral treatment and information about preventing mother-to-child transmission. Last year, 20,260 new HIV cases were reported in Vietnam, of which 7,452 had progressed to AIDS, according to the HIV/AIDS department. The city of Ho Chi Minh reported the largest number of HIV cases with more than 34,000, accounting for more than 25% of the total number of cases in Vietnam (VNA/VietnamPlus.com, 5/12).
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Brain Malformations Significantly Associated With Preterm Birth
New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides for the first time a solid scientific answer for the long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations.
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Pharmacists Have Solutions To Help Address Recommendations In The Leaders' Project Health Care Reform Report
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauds the recommendations regarding chronic disease in the report by the Bipartisan Policy Center"s (BPC) Leaders" Project, entitled "Crossing Our Lines: Working Together to Reform the U.S. Health System." The report outlines key health care reform policy recommendations from a bipartisan perspective to ensure that all Americans have quality, affordable health care.
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AMA: Further Support For Prevention Needed, Australia

The AMA has written to Federal MPs and Senators urging them to support a number of key policy measures to reduce preventable health problems linked to excessive alcohol use, obesity and smoking. The AMA has taken this step in anticipation of the blueprint for national prevention that the National Preventative Health Taskforce will soon provide to Health Minister Nicola Roxon. "A growing number of Australians are at high risk of serious diseases and premature death due to excessive alcohol consumption, excess weight and smoking," AMA Federal Vice President, Dr Steven Hambleton, said. "Doctors play a big role in helping people avoid these risks, and this role could be strengthened if the right supports are put in place by governments. "For example, patients who want to address alcohol, smoking or weight problems should be able to receive a Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebate for brief preventative health follow-ups provided by practice nurses on behalf of a patient"s doctor. "There could also be an MBS rebate for patients to take part in group preventative health and education sessions provided by medical practices. MBS rebates should recognise the time doctors spend on preventative healthcare during consultations with patients." Dr Hambleton said it is crucial a National Preventative Health Strategy puts the right preventative supports in place for doctors, and gives priority to implementing effective, evidence-based prevention measures, such as - Restricting the targeted marketing of alcohol to adolescents and teenagers - Prohibiting the advertising of energy-dense and nutrient poor food products and beverages to children, especially during children"s television viewing times - Mandating simple and informative nutritional labelling on food products - Increasing taxation on tobacco products by 5% each year and banning the sale of duty-free tobacco products - Banning all forms of tobacco promotion and mandating plain packaging of all tobacco products. The AMA Issues Brief "Preventing Obesity, Smoking and Excess Alcohol Use: A Major Health Challenge for the Coming Decade" can be found at: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4768 The AMA"s new 2009 Position Statement on Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Harms can also be found at: http://www.ama.com.au/node/4759 Australian Medical Association


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