Results List
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Health Equity: Cuba, South Africa, the United States, and Viet Nam
[caption id="attachment_58419" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Yarol Yamel, 3, is examined by Dr. Janisleydis Rosado for bronchial asthma at walk-in clinic Number 15, La Santa Fe, Isle of Youth.[/caption] Cuba Although Cuba’s health care system is considered to be one of the best in the world, in…
Resource type: Page
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Viet Nam
The story of Atlantic’s $382 million investments in Viet Nam to improve and transform health and higher education.
Resource type: Insight
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Atlantic in Viet Nam
Atlantic invested $382 million in Viet Nam to improve public health and revitalize higher education. Here you’ll find a collection of reports and resources about Atlantic’s work in Viet Nam.
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Viet Nam
In 1997, while walking through the San Francisco airport, Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney happened upon a newspaper story describing the financial struggles of the East Meets West Foundation, a California-based humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the health and education of the poor in Viet Nam.…
Resource type: Region
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Lessons Learned: the “Harvest Time” reports
[caption id="attachment_83415" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Atlantic staff in 2016[/caption] In 2010, Atlantic commissioned philanthropy consultant Tony Proscio, in conjunction with Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, to write a series of reports charting the final years of the foundation, the largest endowed institution…
Resource type: Page
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Why Did You Invest in the Regions That You Did?
Our founder, Chuck Feeney, had close connections to the regions where Atlantic made its major investments. In each, he and Atlantic saw opportunity to make a lasting difference within his lifetime.
Resource type: Big Question
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Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership at the 2010 Safety World Conference - London
Source: Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership
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…
Resource type: News
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MOLISA Vice-Minister and colleagues from Viet Nam visit Melbourne
Source: Centre for International Mental Health
By Harry Minas. During the week of 23-27 August 2010 a 10-person delegation from Viet Nam’s Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) visited Melbourne to learn about the Victorian approach to provision of community mental health services, with a focus on arrangements for…
Resource type: News
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Safer Streets in Viet Nam: A Public Health Turnaround?
Source: Gara LaMarche
When I made my first visit to Viet Nam last month, to visit Atlantic’s office and staff there and travel to rural health clinics, hospitals, schools and NGOs that we support, I couldn’t help but notice that the streets of Ha Noi were teeming with…
Resource type: News
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Laying the Foundation for Public Health in Viet Nam
As Viet Nam aspires to greater economic development, the health of its citizens is of primary importance to achieve and sustain growth. For a country with limited resources, good health can only be attained when there are sensible population health policies for allocation of resources…
Resource type: Grantee Story