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Policy Roundtable: “Improving the Quality of Health Care at the Grassroots Level in Viet Nam”

Professor Hy Van Luong presents key findings and policy recommendations from the Population Health Study. On July 18, 2017, SSRC Vietnam Program staff organized a Policy Roundtable to engage stakeholders in the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)-SSRC logitudinal “Population Health Study in Three Provinces” and highlight key findings and policy recommendations from the study. The 49 roundtable participants comprised high-level and influential Party and government members, representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and key national agencies and local NGOs, and project team members. The policy community welcomed the study’s focus on commune-level health, emphasizing their importance to policymakers …

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SSRC and VASS Workshop on Developing Policy-oriented Presentations

On July 14-16, 2017, SSRC Vietnam Program staff organized a workshop on developing policy-oriented presentations, in which the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) – SSRC research team participated. This was the final workshop of the longitudinal “Vietnam Population Health Study in Three Provinces.” The study is meant to measure the results of the Atlantic Philanthropies’ comprehensive programming aimed at improving the commune health center (CHC) system in rural areas. The project goals include an assessment of how well the CHC model and its components work for different populations, particularly the disadvantaged, and an examination of change over time with …

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6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health

Two research teams from the SSRC-VASS Vietnam Population Health Study presented their teams’ research findings at the 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health in Bangkok. Dr. Tran Thi Hong (left) and Tran Quy Long (right) co-presented their team’s paper on “Improving Antenatal Care for Vulnerable Women in Vietnam.” Their research found a large increase in the number of pregnant women receiving antenatal care and taking iron supplements within the 12 communes studied. This improvement was less significant, however, among the most vulnerable women in the study, including ethnic minorities and women with lower incomes or education levels. Dr. Nguyen Duc …

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The SSRC Supports the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project to Gain Experience from US Encyclopedia Projects

The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, one of four Atlantic Fellows programs that have partnered with the SSRC for strategic learning and assessment and developmental support, recently graduated 18 fellows from 9 ASEAN countries and China at the fellowship’s second Annual Forum in Hua Hin, Thailand. Throughout the six module induction year program, the fellows have developed their leadership capabilities and tackled issues related to health equity and its social determinants both within and beyond national borders. After graduation, they returned to their home countries to begin working on collaborative projects geared toward addressing health inequities at …

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The SSRC Supports the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project to Gain Experience from US Encyclopedia Projects

The SSRC’s Vietnam Program organized a study tour in the US for a delegation from the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), with the National Vietnam Encyclopedia Project. The project, which began in 2014, sets out to publish a 36-volume national encyclopedia, ranging in topic from society and culture to science and technology. The project expects to mobilize more than 600 scientists and scholars in Vietnam and around the world. To inspire the encyclopedia compilation efforts, the SSRC organized visits with disciplinary, state and regional encyclopedia projects in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, DC to learn about the conceptualization, processes …

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VASS and SSRC Sign Memorandum of Understanding 30 Years after First MOU

The President of SSRC and the President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding to extend over 30 years of collaboration in research, training, and scientific collaboration. Meeting participants: (Seated left to right) Alondra Nelson and Nguyen Quang Thuan.(Standing left to right) Van Tran, Mary McDonnell, Dang Nguyen Anh, Nguyen Thanh Ha, Nguyen Thi Hoai Le, and Nguyen Duc Vinh.   Thirty years after signing the first historic memorandum of understanding in September 1988, SSRC and VASS affirmed their intent to continue to cooperate in social science research, training, exchange, knowledge and data sharing, and …

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The SSRC Connects a Vietnamese National History Project Delegation with American Scholars and Primary Sources

A Vietnamese research delegation working on a national-level research project, entitled “Studying and Compiling the History of Vietnam,” received support from the SSRC during their visit to the US to meet with experts and obtain primary sources. The national project will produce 25 volumes of Vietnamese History, five volumes of Vietnamese Historical Chronicles, and a Historical Database of Vietnam to be used in education and research on the country’s history. Members of the delegation included Professor Tran Duc Cuong, Vice Chairman of the national history project, Professor Nguyen Manh Ha, Professor Nguyen Van Nhat and Dr. Pham Thi Hong Ha from …

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