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Vietnam
At the invitation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Vietnam, PMC is providing assistance to The Voice of Vietnam Radio (VOV) to create a serial drama project to promote reproductive health and avoidance of HIV/AIDS in Vietnam.
The serial drama addresses issues relating to reproductive health and HIV/AIDS and is being aired on VOV in Vietnamese. VOV is the biggest and most modern broadcaster in Vietnam. The program consists of 104 episodes and is being broadcast to listeners in all 64 provinces and cities.
PMC completed the training for writers and producers in December. Listeners of a pre-test provided important feedback that informed the writers in fine tuning the drama. Khat Vong Song (“Aspiration to Live”) went on the air in March 2008.
According to the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) and the Ministry of Health, by March 31st 2007, there were 122,487 known cases of HIV infection of which 22,566 cases had become full-blown AIDS. Furthermore, there were 13,157 reported AIDS related deaths. It is estimated that the real numbers could be three times higher. As many as 10,000 people are infected with HIV annually.
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread to 64 cities/provinces and 94% of districts and villages in the country. Young people ages 20-39 account for 79% of HIV infections. In addition, as of 2007, only 66% of married women were using a modern method of birth control.
