The Viet Nam Network of People Living with HIV brings together 150 self-help groups and alliances across the country, ensuring their meaningful participation in the national AIDS response.
Since Vietnam joined the WTO in 2007, VNP+—in collaboration with APN+—has worked to build local capacity through regional strategic dialogues, legal submissions, and advocacy for the use of TRIPS flexibilities. The network has consistently pushed for government engagement on IP issues to protect access to treatment.
VNP+ has successfully challenged a patent on lopinavir/ritonavir and filed oppositions on bedaquiline and lenacapavir. During the TPP negotiations, VNP+ effectively influenced negotiators to reject harmful TRIPS-plus provisions and to include additional safeguards for Vietnam.