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Review of policies for motorcycle traffic safety in Vietnam

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:18:18 +0000

Currently, motorbikes are still the main means of transportation for Vietnamese people, with about 77 million registered vehicles (2024 data), motorbikes are involved in roughly 70% of traffic accidents. Improving traffic safety for motorbikes will contribute to improving traffick safety in Vietnam.

In order to systematize information and enhance solutions to improve traffic safety for motorbikes in Vietnam’s conditions, the Center for Health Consulting and Community Development (CHD) in collaboration with the Transport Strategy and Development Institute (TDSI) conduct an Review of policies, regulations, and solutions for motorcycle traffic safety in Vietnam.

The CHD Center would like to share a summary review report on motorcycle traffic safety here

Traffic Safety for Motorbikes: Challenges and Lessons Learned

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:11:17 +0000

To have comprehensive solutions for motorbike traffic safety in Vietnam and contribute to sharing with other countries in the world, the Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD) cooperates with the Transport Strategy and Development Institute (TDSI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) organized an international workshop on “Traffic Safety for Motorbikes: Challenges and Lessons Learned” in Hanoi on November 4-5, 2024.

In addition, from 18 to 20 February 2025, the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will be hosted by the World Health Organization and the United Nations in Marrakesh, Morocco, with the topic of road safety for motorcyclists also being a focus and of interest to delegates.

The CHD Center would like to share a summary report on the international conference here

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 02:48:32 +0000

On behalf of the Center for Counseling for Health and Community Development, we would like to send to our colleagues and readers the publication of the Annual Report 2022.

With 7 initiatives and projects running in 9 cities and provinces and 413,686 beneficiaries, 2022 will be a banner year for CHD. We have continued to develop and enhance the control of the risk of communicable and infectious illnesses in large cities in order to contribute more to improving community health, especially for those in rural and remote areas and vulnerable populations.

By offering high-quality, equality, comprehensive, and coverable social services in terms of health, education, poverty, empowerment, and capacity building, CHD whole-heartedly devotes to contributing Vietnam achievement of its sustainable development goals.
Additionally, we constantly improve organizational governance, pursuant to the Law, persuade to respect and protect human rights and dignity, prejudice elimination, and move toward a better and equal society.

To read the full version, please find the attachment in here.

Community capacity building program to prevent and eliminate tuberculosis in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC)

admin — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 02:17:34 +0000

From August 9 to 18, 2023, the Community Capacity Building Program for TB Prevention and Control in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) period 2021 – 2023 sponsored by the Global Fund, the Medical Association Ho Chi Minh City Public Health and the Community Health Counseling Center (CHD), organized the second training course for nearly 300 community collaborators, specialized in TB of the Health Station and the Department of Health. district TB examination to strengthen the knowledge and skills of collaborators about the program at 4 Medical Centers in District 1, Binh Tan, Binh Thanh and Tan Phu. Participating in this course are also collaborators of community groups from “Alo Boy”, “Companion”, “Hoa Cat Tuong”, “Trust”, “My Hand” and “Overcoming the Waves”.

At the end of the training course, participants have better knowledge and practice on:

i) Mastering the TB screening process in the community, knowledge, how to use the ACIS application to support active labor detection in the community,

ii) Collaborators and TB specialists have a clear assignment in TB screening, patient household screening and treatment counseling support,

iii) Skills in counseling TB patients to adhere to treatment, how to handle side effects of TB drugs at home.

During the training session, the trainers and trainees were very active in sharing and practicing barriers as well as solutions to approach people at risk at home and in the community and support counseling to comply with regulations. home treatment of tuberculosis patients.

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Workers confidently practice safe sex

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:56:23 +0000

In the 24^th May 2016, at POSCO’s office, the monthly communication event on HIV/AIDS and STIs was conducted for 19 workers from three subcontractors – Hai Anh, INCICO and FECON – of the Hanoi Metro Line Project. In this fifth communication event, all of the participants knew what HIV/AIDS and STIs are and 15 out of 16 officers and workers have had better knowledge on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevention.

Introducing the event and helping participants doing pre-evaluation survey before the event

Workers happily doing survey

Good time of practicing using condom properly

Till this fifth event, 238 people received training on HIV/AIDs and STIS prevention. This number will continue rising in the next following months.

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The monthly communication event is co-organized by the Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD) and POSCO E&C for all officers and employees involved in the bid package No.2 (CP02) of the Hanoi Pilot Light Metro Line Project, Nhon – Hanoi Railway Station Section, in order to help them raise knowledge, change attitude and behavior. Futher more, we hope they can use these knowledge to protect themselves, their families and society after this event.

Number of POSCO’s officials and workers have good knowledge on HIV/AIDS and STIs is continually increasing

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:22:18 +0000

Until April 19 2016, POSCO and CHD have organized five communication events on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevention for 219 workers and officials. In this fourth monthly event, 80% of the participants have had better knowledge on HIV/AIDs and STIS prevention after the event.

Assistant Doctor- Speaker Mai Van Tam

Practice using condom properly

Image from monthly events will be updated. Please keep following us!

By Ha Thuy Ngan.

Photography: Nguyen Ba Viet Anh, Ha Thuy Ngan.

POSCO and CHD fulfill social responsibilities for 200 workers.

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 07:57:09 +0000

POSCO (POSCO E&C) and Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD) have regularly conducted the communication event on HIV/AIDS and STIs in the last 4 months for almost 200 officials and worker from project “Hanoi Pilot Urban Railway Project, section of Nhon – Hanoi railway station” in order to fulfill their social responsibilities and provide necessary knowledge to protect workers’ health.

In the morning of 23^rd March, at POSCO’s office, No.1 Le Duc Tho Str, the third monthly communication event was conducted for workers from subcontractor Incico and subcontractor Hai Anh. In the event, workers have received informative lectures about HIV/AIDS and STIs along with free condoms and leaflets that have information about clinics and blood examination labs.

“This communication event has helped me understand and I will use it to myself to protect me and my family’s health” – Shared by a worker who took part in the event.

In order to maintain those positive profit from the event, these communication activities chain will be continually conduct in every third week of each month until the end of 2018.

Contact information:

Ms Ha Thuy Ngan – Project Assistant, Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD)

Phone: 093.2728.493 – 04.38284793

Email: hangan@chd.vn

Address: Floor 2, No. 14 Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem district, Ha Noi.

Website: http://chd.vn/en/ (Ẹnglish/Vietnamese)

Pictures from the event:

Photography: Ms Thuy Ngan – CHD and Mr Xuan Anh – POSCO

Guess: Ms Bui Thi Phuog – Gender Specialist, Delegate of MRB; Mr Bent Laurent – Delegate of Systra, Mr Nghiem Xuan Duc và Mr Nghiem Xuan Anh, Doctor Assistant – Speaker Mai Van Tam – Delegates of POSCO, Ms. Ha Thuy Ngan và Mr Nguyen Ba Viet Anh – Delegates of CHD, with 9 officials and workers from subcontractor Incico and subcontractor Hai Anh who are building station No.5.

Update April news: Until April 19 2016, POSCO and CHD have organized five communication events on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevention for 219 workers and officials. In this fourth monthly event, 80% of the participants have had better knowledge on HIV/AIDs and STIS prevention after the event.

PREPARATION FOR ACSC/APF 2016 IN TIMOR LESTE

admin — Wed, 18 May 2016 11:11:30 +0000

In 10^th May 2016, CHD’s Director Ms. Nguyen Hoang Yen and nine other delegates represented for Vietnam to join in the Preparation For ACSC/APF 2016 conference in Laos. There were 75 participants, including speakers from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam attended the second Regional Consultation Meeting of ASEAN Civil Society Conference (ACSC)/Asean People’s Forum (APF) 2016 in Vientiene, Laos between May 10 and 11, 2016. The ACSC/APF will be conducted in Dili, Timor-Leste in August 2016. The conference theme is “Expanding People’s Solidarity for a Just and Inclusive ASEAN Community”.

Some photos of the consultation meeting.

To see more details please access to follwing website:

http://aseanpeople.org/acscapf-2016/

Thuy Ngan

ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH FOR MALARIA ELIMINATION IN VIETNAM

admin — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 04:37:19 +0000

Project duration: From January, 2016 to May, 2018.

Location: Phu Yen, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc and Gia Lai Provinces

Donor: Naval Medical Research Centre – Asia (NMRC-A) through Vysnova Partners, Inc. (Vysnova)

Project objectives:

To establish and pilot surveillance-response systems for elimination of malaria in Viet Nam, including (i) conducting genetic studies to identify drug resistance malaria parasites; (ii) development and validation of new control strategies, tools and approaches for the surveillance-response systems

Research Activity 1: Tracking Occurrences of Transported Organisms (TOTO).

Expected outcomes:
• Provides information on the genetic characteristics of malaria strains currently circulating in Vietnam and the risk factors for anti-malarial drug resistance for physicians and other national and international health organizations.

Research Activity 2: Molecular and genetic epidemiology for malaria in drug resistant areas of Viet Nam: A case-control study of risk factors.

Expected outcomes:
• Identification of risk factors for malaria and anti-malarial drug resistance
• Quantification of the potential for spread of malaria and antimalarial drug resistance through human movement to other locations.
• Identification and reconstruction of pattern of spread of drug resistant malaria, particularly targeting multidrug resistant P. falciparum malaria, in Viet Nam

Research Activity 3: Description of clinical malaria disease patterns and trends in Viet Nam 2009-2015 and analysis of clinical malaria disease patterns and trends in Phu Yen Province, Viet Nam 2005 – 2016

Expected outcomes:
• To determine the plausible factors responsible for resurgence of malaria and this information can be used by national VBDCP for preventive activities in future.
• To establish the underlying factors associated with successful malaria reduction to zero cases in Dong Xuan district under Phu Yen province and replicate it in other districts.

Research Activity 4: Seroepidemiological approaches to enhance malaria surveillance in Vietnam

Expected outcomes:
• Estimation of frequency and incidence of parasite infection in Gia Lai Province using a cross-sectional sero-surveillance study
• Identification of risk factors (e.g., exposures, behaviors, practices) between those infected and non-infected

POSCO WORKERS WERE EXCITED ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND STIS EVENT

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:15:20 +0000

In the morning of February 24^th, 2016, monthly communication event on HIV/AIDS and STIs, which was co-organized by Center for Health Consultation and Community Development (CHD) and POSCO Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd (POSCO E&C), was highly successful.

Picture 1: Practical activities with condoms for POSCO workers

Picture 2: Workers coming from 479 and Hai Anh subcontractors participated in communication event

Joining event, we have officials, workers of the construction project CP02 the Hanoi light metro line project, section Nhon – Hanoi railway station who come from 479 and Hai Anh subcontractors of POSCO E&C.

Mai Van Tam – Assistant Doctor – ran communication event with variety of interesting activities. During the event, employees had access to useful information about preventing the transmission of HIV/ AIDS and sexual transmitted infections (STIs). Movies and the actual images projections were combined to attract the attention of participants. The workers were so excited about practical activities with condom and interesting HIV/AIDS movies.

Picture 3: A volunteering worker practiced the proper way to use condom.

At the end of communication event, all workers said that they did learn a lot of useful knowledge about HIV/AIDS, STIs; and finally, they know exactly how to prevent them.

This communication event not only significantly contributes to protecting the health of employees but also shows a high sense of responsibility for society of POSCO E&C and CHD.

In the early future, POSCO E&C and CHD will continue to organize the monthly communication events on HIV/ AIDS and STIs for new workers and others who did not participate in previous events.

Content and pictures by: Thuy Ngan