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The Ministry of Health Has Requested a Review of Information Security for People Infected with HIV and Action Against Those Spreading False Information.

Summary by TUOI TRE ONLINE
In response to the spread of unverified information on social media regarding HIV infection cases and clusters in some localities, the Department of Disease Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Health has requested localities to review their information security practices for HIV-infected individuals and to coordinate in handling acts of spreading false information and disclosing the private lives of patients.
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The Ministry of Health requests a review of the leakage of HIV-infected information on social media: The Department of Disease Prevention and Control requests localities to check the procedures for securing HIV-infected records and to strictly handle acts of spreading false information and disclosing the identities of patients.

Healthcare workers are strictly prohibited from independently copying, providing, or disclosing information, identities, or images of people infected with HIV in any form. Provincial and city health departments must urgently review and improve the management and confidentiality of information on people infected with HIV.

·Viet Nam
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(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The Department of Disease Prevention and Control has requested localities to review the procedures for managing and protecting information on people infected with HIV, and to strictly handle acts of disclosing the identity and images of patients in violation of regulations.

In response to the spread of unverified information on social media regarding HIV infection cases and clusters in some localities, the Department of Disease Prevention and Control under the Ministry of Health has requested localities to review their information security practices for HIV-infected individuals and to coordinate in handling acts of spreading false information and disclosing the private lives of patients.

·Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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TUOI TRE ONLINE broke the news in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam on Sunday, November 15, 2026.
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