
FHI and Partners Help Vietnam Develop Guidelines for National Palliative Care Program
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.
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Family-centered HIV Care Is Making a Difference in Vietnam
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.
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FHI/Vietnam and FHI/Nepal Collaborate on Data Quality Audit
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.
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FHI/Vietnam Programs Use Multiple Strategies
To prevent the spread of HIV, FHI uses three main strategies in its prevention and care work in Vietnam:
- Strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health/National AIDS Standing Bureau/AIDS Division
- Develop and expand the coverage of effective behavior change and HIV/AIDS/STI risk-reduction interventions in the provinces where FHI works
- Develop and support the implementation of community-based care and support interventions and materials for people living with HIV/AIDS
Through these efforts, FHI supports Vietnam in preventing the spread of HIV among those at highest risk.
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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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Perspectives on Behavior Change for HIV Prevention
AUGUST 2008 —These publications present a series of dialogs with high-risk populations that provide a context for understanding continued risk behaviors and limited exposure to prevention interventions. Health educators and VCT staff interviewed female sex workers, injecting drug users, and men who have sex with men to determine their risk perceptions, barriers to access, and recommendations for improved access to health services and voluntary counseling and testing.
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Featured Partner: USAID
Through our partners, such as USAID, FHI supports Vietnam and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.
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