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…vision care services for older adults and to contribute to the improvement of vision and quality of life for the elderly in Quoc Oai district, Ha Noi, Vietnam. The specific project objectives were to: 1.    Develop a replicable service delivery model that improves access for correction of presbyopia in underserved communities 2.    Reduce the number…of private optic shops in Quoc Oai to provide high-quality eyeglasses for those who have refractive errors. In order to achieve the project’s objectives, a series of activities were organized, including: capacity building for the collaborators; technical training for the service providers; and communication activities targeted at increasing the awareness of people 45 years and…

…refractive errors, including 8.7 million people who are blind. Lack of awareness and inability to access or afford services are the primary contributing factors. Solution Implemented in Vietnam, the goal of the project was to screen underserved schoolchildren for uncorrected refractive errors. This was done by enhancing and expanding Helen Keller International’s (HKI) innovative ChildSight®…ChildSight® screened primary and secondary schoolchildren for vision problems, identified those who were in need of glasses, and provided them with high-quality prescription glasses. Communication and educational activities targeted at increasing awareness of students, teachers and parents about eye care are central components of the ChildSight® program. Outcome The project was able to achieve its…

…testing is complicated, time consuming, expensive and the results difficult to translate to action. Solution A project was initiated to address on-farm water public health issues in Vietnam, by developing awareness of on-farm water health and management through the introduction of on-farm use of low-cost water test kits. The goal of the project was to…of basic concepts of public health, by learning to use simple on-site water tests combined with basic training in farm management and water public health. Key project activities completed included: ·         A survey of agricultural and household demographics, perceptions and management practices with respect to livestock production and water use among 600 participating farmers in…

Vietnamese researchers point to eight major risks to optimal early childhood brain development around the time of birth in resource-constrained settings: intrauterine growth restriction; stunting; iron deficiency anaemia; iodine deficiency; unresponsive caregiving; insufficient cognitive stimulation; maternal mental health problems, and exposure to family violence.These risks interact: the poorest women who have experienced intimate partner violence…Research and Training Centre for Community Development in Hanoi) aims to pioneer a low-cost program addressing all eight risks through a structured, universal program combining information, learning activities and social support with groups of women at the same life stage: Learning Clubs for Women and Infants.Content will include interventions to address all eight risks to early…

…for arm rehabilitation – a type of computer game to enhance training motivation – was developed by Jintronix Inc. The system provides three unilateral and two bilateral activities, each with ten difficulty levels. The system consists of a computer interfaced with a Kinect camera to track upper body movements (head and trunk, as well as…3.       Create an initial flowchart, linking level of motor impairment in stroke patients with activities of the rehabilitation gaming system. Outcome An activity for bilateral reaching movements named ‘Catch, Carry & Drop’ was developed. This activity promotes controlled and coordinated bilateral movements of the upper extremities, while limiting compensatory trunk movements. The Catch, Carry &…

…the world. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) in 2010, exposure to SHS was 89.4% in bars, cafes and tea shops, and 80.7% in restaurants. Vietnam promulgated its Tobacco Control Law (TCL) in 2012, which allows a partial ban or designated smoking areas in bars and restaurants. A total smoking ban policy has…project was comprised of a before-and-after study, conducted in two pilot districts to assess the impact of interventions to enforce non-smoking regulations in bars and restaurants. Project activities included advocacy for the development of a policy enforcement mechanism to implement totally smoke-free bars and restaurants, communication and education activities to raise awareness about the policy,…

Issue In Vietnam, the flow of migrants from rural areas increased from 1.3 million in 1989 to 3.4 million in 2009, and may top 6 million by 2019. Many of these migrants are poor and live in unstable environments, putting them at higher risk for poor health outcomes. They have limited access to reliable sexual and…including local health service providers and local authorities. The evaluation applied a mixed method approach, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to collect in-depth information about project activities. Outcome Results showed that M2 for female migrant workers can provide necessary health resources in a confidential, timely and non-judgmental way. In total, 170 specific SMS messages…

…difficult in low-income countries because of their expense. Solution The project sought to develop a low-cost, easy-to-use medical device to pre-screen for heart disease and monitor heart activity. The device provides an equivalent of echocardiography with ECG, heart rate and continuous blood pressure monitoring. The prototype was built and successfully tested on healthy and heart patients to prove the concept. Three versions of the prototype were built and tested in the laboratory, and then in the field. Outcome A third party in Vietnam wrote software for the computer connected to the device. The device and system was tested on 95 subjects:  30 heart disease patients at two hospitals in Vietnam…

Issue An estimated 10% of the population in Vietnam (approximately 8.6 million) are living with mental disorders. Mental health care in Vietnam is dominated by ambiguous policies and poor human resources within the government sector. Solution The project developed a first-ever, evidence-based mental health care model in Vietnam that applied a positive deviance approach. A total…the quality of life of mentally ill people in terms of their living conditions; physical and health care; basic rights; violence and abuse; and access to community activities.   The project also improved the capacity of the women’s union staff to tackle mental health issues, and raised community awareness about mental disorders Based on the…

…of treatment adherence in DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short-Courses) is a threat to tuberculosis (TB) control efforts, causing treatment failure and the emergence of multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). Pyrazinamide (PZA) kills latent TB but there is growing resistance in Peru and one third of MDR-TB cases are also PZA-resistant. PZA can also produce serious hepatic side…showed that MODS-PZA and MODS-Wayne are promising methods for determining PZA susceptibility on a large scale and in a relatively short time (within 21 days), with high sensitivity (80.95% and 90.91%, respectively) and specificity (97.33% and 98.01%, respectively). These assays showed a high correlation with the standard assays. There is need for further validation studies…