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Vietnam
Overview
Vietnam's health report card is "good, but room for improvement". With 48 physicians per 100,000 people, with a 95% immunisation rate for children and with $US81 spent on health per person each year, Vietnam is at the better end of the least developed countries. However, the infant mortality rate is still 31 per 1,000 live births (Australia is 5 per 1,000), 22% of children are undernourished and 113 people per 100,000 people have TB.
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has concentrated its support to the poorest rural and ethnic minority areas and on emerging health issues such as occupational health and HIV.
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is assisting six projects in Vietnam, including gender policy development for trade unions, HIV education, village health worker training, vocational and rural skills development, and revolving loan funds for rural income generation for women.
Strategy
Vietnam was one of the first countries to receive Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA’s support due to the enormous needs in the aftermath of the Vietnam War 1963-75 and the strong involvement of many Australian unions in the anti-war movement. For Vietnam, this was only one of many wars fought over the last century to win and maintain independence.
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History
History of Union Aid Abroad's programs in Vietnam
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has worked in some of the poorest and most remote provinces in Vietnam since 1985. ...
Projects
Revolving Loan and Vocational Training Program for Farmers in Bac Kan Province
The revolving loan and vocational training program in Bac Kan was established in January 2005 and is planned to conclude in December 2008. The program is designed to alleviate poverty in the area and improve farming techniques....
Corporate Social Responsibility Project
There are many instances where Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs are merely a marketing tool for companies, or a way for businesses to disempower or marginalize unions. ...
Prevention of Women Trafficking in Hai Duong Province
Beginning in 2006, Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA has been assisting the 8 March Employment Centre of the Hai Duong Women's Union in implementing a program aimed at preventing and educating the public about trafficking in women. The 8 March Centre is named for International Women’s Day....
Revolving Loans and Training for Farmers in Bac Kan Province
The revolving loan and agricultural training program in Bac Kan was established in January 2005 and planned to conclude in December 2008. The program is designed to alleviate poverty in the area and improve farming techniques....
Vocational Training for Disabled Workers in Hai Duong Province
It is estimated that there are over one million first, second and third generation people with Agent Orange-related disabilities in Vietnam. ...
HIV prevention, education & support in Hai Duong & Bac Kan provinces
In the provinces of Bac Kan and Hai Duong, HIV is an enormous health concern. Nationally there are estimated to be over 280,000 people with HIV and 8,300 new cases are diagnosed each year. ...
Improving Occupational Health & Safety 2006
While Vietnam has a broad legal framework for labour protection, there remain inadequacies to deal with current issues. ...
Vietnam 2006 - 07 Donor Report
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Latest Vietnam News
Project Update - Corporate Social Responsibility, May-November 2006 - 26 February 2007
Seven months into the Corporate Social Responsibility project, an initial evaluation was undertaken to measure its progress. ...
Project Update - Revolving Loans in Bac Kan: first phase completed - 14 February 2007
In the period 2005-2006 the first phase of the Bac Kan Farmers’ Union Revolving Loan and Vocational Training Scheme was completed....
Project Update - Training for the Disabled Youth in Hai Duong - 14 February 2007
The first phase of the vocational training course for disabled youth in Hai Duong province began on 12 March 2006 and was completed on 13 July 2006. ...
Peddle Power – The Wheelie Wadical Workers! - 15 January 2007
Who are the Wheelie Wadical Workers?The Wheelie Wadical Workers are 12 unionists and union members from South Australia and NSW who cycled through Vietnam this January to raise money for Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA. ...
Regional Seminar on Occupational Health & Safety - 07 April 2005
The 3-day OH&S seminar brought together representatives from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. It was co-hosted by Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA and the National Institute for Labour Protection (NILP) in Hanoi from 31st March – 2nd April 2005. ...
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