It’s well known that bad health leads to serious illness. The fight against diseases demands the reinforcement of the body. This is particularly true in the case of treating refractory diseases, such as AIDS. The traditional medicine reinforces the body by invigorating “qi” and reriching the blood, and regulating the functions of five “zang”-organs. The treatment includes: 1. Invigorating “qi” and tonifying the blood. Recipe (R): Eight precious ingredients decoction; 2. Promoting flow of “qi” and blood circulation. R: Modified decoction of four ingredients; 3. Nourishing “yin” and clearing away the heat. Remedies (Re): Badix Trichosanthis, etc; 4. Removing heat from the blood to stop bleeding. R: Decoction of Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmania, ect; 5. Nourishing and tonifying “yin”. R: Decoction for relieving dryness of the lung, etc; 6. Clearing away heat and toxic materials. R: universal relief decoction for disinfection, etc; 7. Warming the hi and the kidney. R: Bolus for tonifying the kidney “qi”, etc
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Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam undertook a series of measures in response to the fourth and largest wave of COVID-19. The care pathway was continuously reconfigured through leadership from all levels of government and engagement of the community. This resulted in a shift towards integrated severity-based care consisting of multiple levels of health-care facilities and home care. This flexible approach based on the rapidly changing local context enabled Ho Chi Minh City to limit the extent to which health-care capacity was overwhelmed.