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  • CHILDHOOD POISONING: A study in Thua Thien Hue & Dong Thap provinces in 2006

    Author : Tran Tuan, VanThi Mai Dung, Vuong Van Quan, Tran Dinh Dung, Nguyen Thu Trang

    Year : 2000

    Area : Maternal & Child Health

    This study was conducted on the request of UNICEF and the Vietnam Administration of Preventive Medicine within the context of the UNICEF-MOH program on childhood injury prevention (CIP). The study aimed to identify the routine information system of childhood poisoning, to describe the circumstances of childhood poisoning, to identify the poisoning risks, common factors associated […]

  • Assessment of the Mental Healthcare Models operated by Non-governmental Organisations in Vietnam

    Author : RTCCD, MOLISA, UNICEF, WHO

    Year : 2011

    Area : Mental Health

    This research aims to explore mental healthcare (MHC) models designed and conducted by local and international non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) in Vietnam. There were several key research questions including the following: What is extent of MHC and rehabilitation services for people living with mental disorders which are provided by NGOs in Vietnam? What specific services are […]

  • Policy support for infants and young children feeding in Vietnam

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    This qualitative study, approved by the Ministry of Health, conducted with 42 leaders from national agencies, government departments, mass media organizations, medical associations and hospitals in the year 2010. The study was implemented under the scope of the Alive and Thrive project Vietnam. The interviewed respondents acknowledge the values of breast milk and support the promotion of breastfeeding.  Said stakeholders recognized the changes in young mother’s breastfeeding and practices and the underlying reasons for not doing it for example: workload; inappropriateness of maternity leave policy; formula advertisement; poor knowledge;  environment that does not allow or encourage it and poor instructions from health workers. It is obvious that the key areas for improving nutrition problems in Vietnam over the next decade are: to reduce rates of stunted children malnutrition; increase the height of Vietnamese children and improve food fortification. This information has been communicated to policy makers by the National Institute of Nutrition.   

  • Policy Support for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Vietnam: Leader Perspectives

    Author : Tran Tuan, Tran Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thi Van Ha

    Year : 2010

    Area : Maternal & Child Health

    With regard to malnutrition control in the last two decades, the main focus has been on providing children with adequate levels of food and qualified food as until the early 1990s there has been still 58% of households in Vietnam living under the poverty line (cannot acquire 2100 cal/person/day)1. However, Vietnam has been moving towards […]

  • Comparative quality of private and public health services in rural Vietnam

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    Private health care services were officially recognized in Vietnam in 1989, and for the last 15 years have competed with the public health system in providing primary curative care and pharmaceutical sales to rural populations. However, the quality of these private and public health care services has not been evaluated and compared.