USAID Supports Community Surveillance of Poultry Farms to Fight Bird Flu - USAID works with local officials to train community surveillance collaborators in provinces to detect and control disease outbreaks.
USAID Supports Science for Disease Control - USAID has provided cutting edge equipment to a national laboratory in Hanoi to help epidemiologists identify resistance in viruses.
USAID Funds Refurbished Preschools in Central Vietnam - Better preschools and instruction help ethnic minority children learn Vietnamese and get a good start in school.
Students with Hearing Disabilities Join the Marketplace - Students with hearing disabilities graduate from a USAID-suppored program in web design will skills for the local marketplace.
Vietnam Expands Community Methadone Treatment with USAID/PEPFAR Support - Former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong visits co-pay methadone clinic in Hai Phong, supported by USAID and PEPFAR.
USAID Teams up with Vietnamese Company to Provide Microfinance for People Living with or Affected by HIV/AIDS - Nguyen Hung is one of 22 women who are HIV infected and affected to access microfinance services of TYM as part of a pilot USAID project.
Support for People with Disablities: Empowering Workers - Ms. Le Thi Het received a wheelchair and rehabiliation support from USAID that strengthened her legs to help her make a living by sewing.
Through its activities since 2000, USAID has worked with the Government of Vietnam in areas of economic growth, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and vulnerable groups' access to educational and other social services. In total, USAID has contributed $510 million for relief and development activities in Vietnam.
HANOI, January 20, 2012 -- Clean hands, delicious food, and a clean and environment are among the messages carried through new television public service announcements now airing around the annual Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, when large numbers of chickens and ducks are transported and prepared for special meals and celebrations.
HANOI, January 5, 2012 - -U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam David B. Shear today cut a ribbon to open an exhibition at the Vietnam National Library promoting safe medicines. Titled "Using Safe, Rational and Effective Medicine," its aim is to raise awareness among the medical community and general public about the dangers of counterfeit and sub-standard pharmaceutical products that can can cause illness or death.
DANANG, December 27, 2011 -- Thousands of people with disabilities living in and around Danang have received health rehabilitation, education, and employment support from three U.S.-funded projects over the past three years, resulting in a coordinated response and plan for future assistance, NGO partners reported in a workshop here Tuesday.
Nguyen Tuan was browsing a popular Vietnamese website during his lunch hour when he noticed a banner ad in the left margin that portrayed a bunch of guys with raised beer glasses at a beer garden. "Will you go to round three?" prompted the ad. Intrigued, Tuan clicked the banner ad to see where it would take him. Little did he know, Tuan had entered a game that would mirror his life.
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