Success Stories

Vietnam Tightens Noose on Emerging Pandemic Threats

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A farmer in Ha Nam Province has her chicken vaccinated

In Vietnam, villagers and authorities bent on halting the spread of avian influenza are now adept at stopping infected chickens from crossing the road. And they are gaining ground on the bigger challenge of keeping hens and ducks from crossing the country's borders to prevent outbreaks which threaten vast flocks of poultry and human health.

Blue Ribbon Employer Council Receives International Accolades

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Diego Cortizas, director of Chula Fashion Design Co. in Hanoi, knows first-hand that hiring disabled workers can be a business boon. "Workers with disabilities are really intelligent and skillful, able to grasp the idea of the designer when we need to start with one new collection. They always work with enthusiasm, with effort and with responsibility ... and their skills play an important role for the development of our company," he says. About 75 percent of his workers have disabilities.

Vietnam Trains a New Generation of Disease Fighters

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FETP fellows take part in field epidemiological investigations

Vietnam has suffered a chronic shortage of public health staff with advanced training in applied epidemiology. In a country where 3.5 million people a year acquire communicable diseases such as influenza, cholera, typhoid, dengue and meningitis, as well as newly emerging infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), avian influenza A(H5N1), pandemic influenza A(H1N1) and hand foot and mouth disease, the lack of trained epidemiologists can put immense strain on Vietnam's health system and seriously hamper its socioeconomic development.

Vietnam Develops a New Way to Prevent Labor Disputes: Technical Assistance and Experiences from the United States Promote First Multi-employer Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Finding workable solutions to keep would-be strikers at work has become easier in Vietnam thanks to a USAID project in industrial relations.

Training Puts Rural Girl with Disabilities on Path to Becoming an IT Professional

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Vuong attends an IT training session at Van Lang University

A long bout with high fever forever altered the course of energetic Trinh Thi Vuong's life at the tender age of two years. The eldest daughter of a poor family with five children from the ethnic minority Rac Lay group in Vietnam's southern province of Binh Thuan, Vuong's left leg became completely paralyzed. She spent her childhood with a wooden crutch, which she accepted as first. But as she grew up, the crutch gradually became a heavy burden for Vuong.

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