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Vietnam: PM's opinions on some foreign-funded projects
The PM gave permissions on August 26 to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association to take over foreign-funded projects separately. The MoH will adopt the 24-month Project “Capacity increasing in research and training activities of the Injury Prevention and Policy Research…
Author: Thai News Service
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Six US-financed HIV/AIDS programmes launched
Original Source Hanoi (VNA) The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Vietnam will provide a total amount of 1.4 million USD as aid for six HIV/AIDS programmes in the country, the US Embassy said on July 1. The programmes will be carried…
Author: Vietnam News Agency
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Disease sleuths on job in Vietnam
Tasmanian researchers are trying to solve one of world health’s most perplexing problems Excerpt: The Menzies Research Institute is working in Vietnam to try to find out why the developing nation has such a high incidence of typically western-style diseases. Vietnam appears to have an…
Author: Sunday Tasmanian
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UH professor helps boost Vietnam's clinics
KHANH HOA PROVINCE, Vietnam. When patients at the government-run health clinic in Ninh Tho used to complain about waiting too long to see a doctor or nurse, the staff would just ignore them, manager Pham Thi Thanh Can said. “Before the (customer service) training, we…
Author: Advertiser Star
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Ford Foundation to Close Offices in Russia, Vietnam
Original Source After seeing the value of its endowment fall by nearly a third in 2008, the Ford Foundation has announced that it will close its offices in Moscow and Hanoi in order to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The moves will result…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Onetime Vietnamese Refugee Returns Home to Aid Others
By Ian Wilhelm. In 1975, Le Nhan Phuong left Vietnam, one of about 2,000 child refugees spirited to America by international aid groups. Today, he has returned to his homeland, but now it is he who is helping others. Dr. Phuong is the newly appointed…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Vietnam to See Private and Foreign-Invested Hospitals Mushrooming
According to the Ministry of Health, number of private clinics and foreign-invested hospitals will sharply soar in the near future when a series of investment incentives are put into reality. First of all, many barriers in private medical activities in Vietnam will be removed when…
Author: Thai Press Reports
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Vietnam eyes closer ties with Ireland
Receiving Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Brian Cowen in Hanoi Monday, he said Vietnam would also push ahead with the agreements reached during his visit to Ireland. He thanked the Irish government for its official development assistance commitment to Vietnam for the next…
Author: Thanhnien News
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Conference seeks better support system for mentally ill
A conference in Hanoi on March 27 sought to develop an equitable social support system for people with mental disorders. The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) in Vietnam – an organisation…
Author: Vietnam Plus
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Celebrating further strengthening of road safety legislation Mandatory helmet wearing for children
Hanoi, 20 May 2010 – The United Nations commends the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for their continued attention to strengthening road safety. Taking effect today, Government Decree 34 addresses many important road safety issues including the requirement that children from six…
Author: United Nations Vietnam