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The Reproductive Health Projects
 Viet Nam’s national two-child policy was replaced in 2001 by a new National Strategy on Reproductive Health Care, which emphasizes the benefits of small family size and voluntary family planning. The policy places a high priority on maternal and neonatal health, adolescent reproductive health, and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS.
Working in accordance with this national strategy, Pathfinder assists the Vietnamese government in increasing access to high quality reproductive health and family planning services, with a special emphasis on underserved populations.
Launched in 1994 as a partnership between Pathfinder, Ipas, and Engender Health, the Reproductive Health Projects work with Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health and leaders in eight provinces. Their goal is to improve the quality and range of reproductive health services available through the Vietnamese public sector. Project activities include:
Training
Through small teams in each of the eight provinces, the projects train doctors, midwives, and nurses in a variety of areas of reproductive health including safe motherhood and HIV/AIDS. The training provides these service providers with clinical skills, training methodologies, and integrated supervision techniques.
Curriculum Development
The projects generously supported the Ministry of Health in the development of National Clinical Health Standards and Guidelines, released in 2001, and have since worked with the ministry in the development of an accompanying National Reproductive Health Training Curriculum.
Advocacy
The projects use advocacy to promote dialogue about sustaining quality reproductive health programming with provincial authorities. These approaches help ensure local support for the procurement of high quality medical instruments and maintenance of quality systems of supervision.
Youth Friendly Services
The projects work with the Ministry of Health and provincial partners to ensure that public sector health facilities are accessible and friendly to youth.
other projects in viet nam
Reproductive Health and HIV Integration Project: An innovative project to integrate HIV/AIDS prevention and referral services into the government’s reproductive health care network.
Reproductive Health Medical Education: Pathfinder collaborates with eight of Viet Nam’s medical universities to improve the quality of teaching through updating curricula and institutionalizing skills-oriented teaching and learning.
Enhancing the Private Sector’s Engagement in HIV/AIDS: A project designed to improve the quality and accessibility of HIV/AIDS prevention services to at-risk populations by building an effective partnership between the public and private sectors.
Capacity Building Project for Professional Medical Associations: This project supports the institutional development of four professional medical associations to become important resources in primary health care training.
Project to Support MOH to develop a Regulatory Framework for Licensing, Re-licensing and Continuing Medical Education: Pathfinder provides technical and coordination support to develop a new law which will contribute to improved service and training quality.
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Improving Quality of Reproductive Health Care - Viet Nam
