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Three NGOs licensed to open rep. offices in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge Three foreign non-governmental organisations, which have been involved in aid providing programmes in Vietnam for years, have been licensed to extend their operation and open representative offices in the country. President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong…
Author: VietNam Net
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WHO vows to fundraise for Vietnam's health
Original Source Geneva (VNA) The World Health Organisation will help Vietnam source funds for developing strategies to deal with climate change’s impact on health, said General Director of the UN health body Magaret Chan. Despite not being a fundraising organisation, WHO will call on international…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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Learning Center in Vietnam Opens at Can Tho University
The most modern $9.14 million learning resource center in Vietnam was officially opened at Can Tho University on April 24, bring the total number of centers of this kind in the country to three to date, a local newspaper reported. Built on the site of…
Author: Vietnam News Brief Service
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US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam
Health: US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam Vietnam News Brief Service (c) 2006 Toan Viet Limited Company. All rights reserved. The US non-governmental organizations of East Meets West and Atlantic Philanthropies have recently funded nearly $1.5 million for eye care…
Author: Vietnam News Brief Service
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Vietnam launches HIV campaign aimed at the youth
Vietnam’s General Department of Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health on Tuesday launched an HIV and Aids awareness campaign that promotes safer-sex practices among young people in the country, the VNS/Viet Nam News reports. The campaign will focus on youth ages 15…
Author: Vietnam News Service
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WB commits 1.2 billion USD in aid to Vietnam
The World Bank will provide Vietnam with 755.6 million SDR (equivalent to 1.2 billion USD) in aid from the International Development Assistance (IDA) source for the 2009 fiscal year. The WB Executive Director in charge of Southeast Asia, Mat Aron Deraman, announced the decision at…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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U.S. NGO to Grant $1.07M for Health Project in Vietnam
The U.S. charity organization Atlantic Philanthropies will donate $1.07 million to a project to strengthen first aid services for the injured in Vietnam from now to 2011, the state-run Ha Noi Moi newspaper said Wednesday. The project aims to raise the capabilities of health staff…
Author: Vietnam News Brief Service
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EAST MEETS WEST CELEBRATES 20-YEAR OPERATION IN VIETNAM
Original Source Da Nang, August 15 (VNA) – The East Meets West (EMW) Foundation marked the 20th anniversary of its operation start-up in Vietnam on August 15, announcing it doled out 55 million USD for charity activities during the period. Focusing on education, health care,…
Author: The Vietnam News Agency
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Kevin Rudd says Vietnam important partner of Australia
By Mong Binh. HCMC – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Vietnam was becoming one of Australia’s most important partners in Asia-Pacific given this ASEAN nation’s increasing role in the region and its growth. Rudd was speaking to over 200 people including government and corporate…
Author: The Saigon Times
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US NGO cares maternal and infant health in Vietnam
Original Source Central Thua Thien – Hue province received a US-based Atlantic Philanthropies-funded project to improve maternal and infant health on March 17. The 425,000 USD project will be implemented at provincial hospitals and in A Luoi and Phong Dien districts from now till the…
Author: Vietnam News Agency