The first case of HIV infection in the world was discovered in the US in 1981. The first case of HIV infection was discovered in Vietnam in 1990 in Ho Chi Minh City. As of August 2020, there are about 213,008 living HIV infections in Vietnam. Of these, more than 153,000 people living with HIV are on antiretroviral therapy (ARV).

Good news for patients with chronic HBV is that at the end of 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the new generation Tenofovir (Tenofovir alafenamide, TAF) as highly effective and safe on the kidneys and bones compared to the old generation TDF.