Ensuring Successful Community-based Research
APRIL 2011—Scientists have discovered a unique biological control technique that could offer an environmentally safe, sustainable, and cost effective measure to control the dengue virus. Dengue—contracted from the bite of a striped Aedes aegypti mosquito— can be found in most tropical areas, and an estimated 2.5 billion live in places where dengue is endemic. Developed as part of a large, multi-organizational research program known as Eliminate Dengue, this new approach could prevent the spread of dengue without relying on community behavioral change or insecticide products.
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Checklist Helps Programs Improve the Quality of Palliative Care
MARCH 2011 — FHI Vietnam has published a checklist that programs can use to ensure that they are meeting (or moving toward) FHI's palliative care standards. As with the FHI standards document (Standards for Improving the Performance and Quality of Palliative Care Programs), the checklist has two broad sections – one for Health facility care and the other for Community palliative care.
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Integrating Mental Health Care and Support in Vietnam
NOVEMBER 2010 — This AIDSTAR-One case study presents two innovative pilot programs developed by FHI Vietnam with USAID funding to address the mental health needs of people living with HIV. The first integrated mental health services into a methadone maintenance treatment program and the second embedded mental health services in an HIV outpatient care and treatment clinic at a district general hospital. The overarching approach linking the two programs is one of integration, building on what exists. Examining both programs in depth offers valuable lessons for program planners seeking to integrate mental health services for people living with HIV.
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To prevent the transmission of HIV, especially among the most vulnerable, FHI works closely with the Ministry of Health and other local and national partners. We are expanding effective behavior change and HIV/AIDS/STI risk-reduction interventions and supporting the implementation of community-based care and support. See the news section above to learn about other FHI Vietnam activities.
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Training Curriculum on Drug Addiction Counseling (Participant Manual)
Drug Addiction Counseling Training Manual Series
APRIL 2010 — This series of training curriculums, created by FHI/Vietnam, train drug addiction counselors to help former injecting drug users to prevent relapse and find jobs.
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Viet Nam HIV/AIDS Estimates and Projections 2007-2012
JULY 2009 — The Viet Nam HIV/AIDS Estimates and Projections 2007-2012 is the result of a second round of data analysis on which the Ministry of Health collaborated with national and international partners, and was prepared to provide colleagues with information on the process and methodologies of projections, and the most up-to-date HIV/AIDS data in Viet Nam to 2012.
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The HIV Epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City: Combining Epidemiology & Economic Analysis
AUGUST 2008 — Through the Analysis and Advocacy (A2) Project, FHI/Vietnam and the Health Policy Initiative have assessed the current epidemic and in this report suggest new strategies for controlling the further spread of HIV in Ho Chi Minh City and beyond.
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Donors and organizations that have recently supported FHI's capacity building and other services in Vietnam include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlantic Philanthropies, Oxford University, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
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FHI's office in Vietnam is here to help. If you want to learn more about the office, visit the Contact Web page.
FHI and partners work to reduce stigma and integrate prevention, care and treatment in Vietnam. View efforts underway in the words of Country Director Steve Mills. (June 2006)
