On 06 May 2011, RTCCD signed a contract with Family Health International (FHI360) and the Committees for HIV/AIDS Prevention of Hanoi and HCMC to formalize a collaborative training service about establishing mental healthcare activities for PLHIV in out-patient clinics (OPCs) of Dong Anh district (Hanoi) and Districts 1 and 10 (HCMC).
The project duration is 2 years, with the main objectives of setting sustainable mental healthcare activities integrated to routine healthcare work at these clinics.Prelimminary outcomes of the project may be found at the following links:
1. Vietnamese terminologies in mental healthcare: “Suc khoe tam than”, “Suc khoe tinh than”, or “Suc khoe tam tri”?
2. “Duong Sinh TuNa” integrated into health care services for PLHIV
3. Mental healthcare for PLHIV: A basic philosophy
4. 23 participants have completed 3 training courses on mental healthcare for PLHIVFor further information related to this project, please contact Ms Nguyen Van Ha at vanhartccd@gmail.com.