VietNamNet Bridge – Laws and policies relating to AIDS, drugs, and prostitution have been amended to help those affected to easily get benefits from government programmes, such as methadone and ARV therapy. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Trong Dam, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs, talks to the newspaper Tin Tuc (News) about the need to screen drug addicts before sending them to rehabilitation centres.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam voiced his hope for continued support from the United Nations and its International Narcotics Control Board in the combat against drugs.

Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport are boosting their inspections of passengers, luggage and cargo from all flights arriving at the airport, especially those from South America, during the 2014 World Cup.

Deputy Head of the HIV-AIDS Prevention and Control Department Dr Pham Duc Manh has announced the Ministry of Health’s decision authorising five local firms to produce Methadone for treating heroin addiction.