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FHI and Partners Help Vietnam Develop Guidelines for National Palliative Care Program
Family-centered HIV Care Is Making a Difference in Vietnam
FHI/Vietnam and FHI/Nepal Collaborate on Data Quality Audit
FHI-supported Clinics Participate in Pilot Methadone Program
FHI/Vietnam Publishes Report on Sexual Decision-Making Among High-Risk Men
Vietnam Launches Campaign to Reduce Commercial Sex JANUARY 2006 — Vietnam's Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide media campaign to encourage men to avoid commercial sex. The goal of the campaign's TV and print ads, which portray men in real-life situations where commercial sex is available, is to create new social norms that support HIV prevention.
FHI Supports Launch of Treatment Services in Vietnam
FHI/Vietnam Country Director Addresses Prime Minister, Other Government Leaders DECEMBER 2004 — FHI/Vietnam Country Director Stephen Mills, PhD, addressed the recent National Conference on HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. Dr. Mills discussed the challenges facing Vietnam in preventing the spread of HIV and praised the country's early and decisive response to the epidemic. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and other top government leaders attended. Through the IMPACT Project, FHI is involved in several prevention, care and treatment initiatives in Vietnam that are funded by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
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OCTOBER 2008 — Vi, 7, is sad when her mother, Hang, is sick and in pain. Hang, HIV-positive and widowed at 28, lives in Van Don district, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. Once frequently ill, Hang often found it difficult to care for Vi, despite her family's support. Now, however, Hang has access to care, support and treatment through an FHI-supported outpatient clinic for HIV-related palliative care and treatment. 
SEPTEMBER 2008 — In Vietnam, family-centered care means parents, caregivers, and children affected by HIV/AIDS have access to comprehensive care provided by the same staff in one facility at the same time. 
JULY 2008 — When program planners and funders need data from an FHI country program, they reap what has been sown. Rather than GI/GO (garbage in, garbage out), FHI prefers the QI/QO (quality in, quality out) model. That's why FHI invests much effort into ensuring the data it gathers is valid, reliable, accurate, precise, and timely. Recent collaboration between FHI/Nepal and FHI/Vietnam on a data quality audit shows that such "south-to-south" exchanges can lead to very lively, collaborative, and fruitful exchanges. 
MAY 2008 — Methadone was administered to the first clients of an FHI-supported government clinic in Hai Phong this month. Methadone is a substitution drug given to injection drug users to help them overcome their dependence on opioid drugs, such as heroin. By keeping people from injecting heroin, methadone helps reduce the spread of HIV and Hepatitis C and reduces criminal activity. 
JUNE 2006 — Male clients of sex workers are a bridge population linking female sex workers to the general population, but their role has been overlooked in HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Vietnam. This report details the findings of a behavioral study that documents how high-risk men make sexual decisions. 