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Opthalmology centre to open in Hue
Original Source THUA THIEN-HUE – The Health Ministry and the provincial authority of Thua Thien-Hue yesterday broke ground for the Hue Ophthalmology and Training Centre, a US$4 million addition to Hue Central Hospital. The centre is expected to significantly upgrade services to patients with severe…
Author: VietNam News Agency
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First ever heart transplant successfully conducted in Hue
HA NOI – A human heart transplant was successfully performed by Vietnamese doctors from the Cardiovascular Faculty of the Hue Central Hospital on Wednesday. “This is the first ever heart transplant to be performed by local doctors without the support of foreign experts,” said the…
Author: Viet Nam News
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Brick-by-Brick – Investing in Capital Projects for Social Change
The business of making social change often has to start from the ground up. Sometimes literally! Since its inception, The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested over $1.5 billion in a number of capital projects to build the infrastructure that enables health to be advanced, children and…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Innovative model aids family health
by Thu Hang A client attends a reproductive health and family planning consultation at Truong An Commune’s medical centre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Vinh Long, which is part of the Government social franchise network Tinh chi em (Sisterhood). — VNA/VNS Photo…
Author: Viet Nam News
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US organisation helps better local medical services
Original Source VietNamNet Bridge – A seminar on computing for remote diagnosis and medical information management was held jointly by the US Atlantic Philanthropies (A.P) and the Health Department of Thua Thien-Hue Province in Hue City on March 24. The function was attended by representatives of…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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12 mln USD aid to refurbish provincial medical facilities
Original Source Thua Thien-Hue (VNA)- The US-based Atlantic Philanthropies organisation has agreed to fund a 12 million USD project to upgrade and refurbish medical stations in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, according to a provincial official on Dec. 11. The Director of Thua Thien-Hue…
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Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership at the 2010 Safety World Conference - London
London, England – The Safety 2010 World Conference which took place on 21-24th September, showcased many contributions from the Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership, an informal group of collaborators and stakeholders addressing injury prevention in Viet Nam. The Goal of the Conference The Conference aimed…
Author: Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership
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US college confers MA degrees on local librarians
By Bui Ngoc Long Representatives from Simmons College in the US granted master of arts degrees in library and information science to 25 Vietnamese librarians in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Sunday. The program, launched in 2005 by the Massachusetts-based college and charitable…
Author: Thanhnien News
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Scanning the Skyline: Lessons From 30 Years of Capital Grantmaking
Buildings have a special allure for philanthropy—their mass, their unambiguous reality, their durability, their promise of sheltering great transformative enterprise—that few other achievements can match. They also conjure a cloud of distinctive risks: the possibility of inadequate maintenance, financial drain, premature obsolescence, the danger that…
Author: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
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The ‘Giving While Living’ Superhero
Chuck Feeney is the biggest philanthropist people know nothing about. The reclusive former billionaire not only decided to give away all his wealth in his own lifetime, but also leads a life of disarming simplicity. By N Mahalakshmi Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do…
Author: Outlook Business