Finding Encouragement, Being Included - Pham Thi Bich Ngoc rides the modified wheelchair to get her out into the community.
A young woman riding on a modified wheelchair
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USAID Supports Community Surveillance of Poultry Farms to Fight Bird Flu - USAID works with local officials to train community surveillance collaborators in provinces to detect and control disease outbreaks.
USAID helps communities with trained collaborators to detect disease.
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USAID Supports Science for Disease Control - USAID has provided cutting edge equipment to a national laboratory in Hanoi to help epidemiologists identify resistance in viruses.
USAID contributes technology to Hanoi laboratory
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Ethnic Minorities Grow Cocoa and Improve Livelihoods - USAID helps ethnic minorities earn a better living by harvesting cocoa.
Ethnic Minorities in Central Vietnam boost livelihoods with cocoa
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USAID Funds Refurbished Preschools in Central Vietnam - Better preschools and instruction help ethnic minority children learn Vietnamese and get a good start in school.
USAID Funds Refurbished Preschools in Central Vietnam
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Vietnam Expands Community Methadone Treatment with USAID/PEPFAR Support - Former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong visits co-pay methadone clinic in Hai Phong, supported by USAID and PEPFAR.
First co-pay methadone clinic opens in Hai Phong. Photo: R. Nyberg, USAID
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USAID Teams up with Vietnamese Company to Provide Microfinance for People Living with or Affected by HIV/AIDS - Nguyen Hung is one of 22 women who are HIV infected and affected to access microfinance services of TYM as part of a pilot USAID project. 
Farmer Hung Nguyen received a loan from TYM to buy a cow. Photo: Chemonics
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USAID: Celebrating 50 Years of Global Development - USAID Mission Director Francis Donovan, colleagues, and students gather in Hanoi.
USAID/Vietnam welcomes guests to an open house on November 3, 2011.
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Support for People with Disablities: Empowering Workers - Ms. Le Thi Het received a wheelchair and rehabiliation support from USAID that strengthened her legs to help her make a living by sewing.
Ms. Le Thi Het received a wheelchair and rehabilitation support from USAID.
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Promoting Innovation in Engineering Classrooms - Dr. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh teaches computer aided design and manufacturing using techniques that put students in the center of the classroom.
Dr. Nguyen Thi Hong Minh, Hanoi University of Science and Technology
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Law Students Contribute to Fight against HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

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Ms. Van Anh presents at a legal clinic experience sharing workshop in Hanoi

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) often suffer from stigma and discrimination, but have limited access to legal support. An element of USAID/Health Policy Initiative's work in Vietnam is to help the PLHIV get the help they need to be treated fairly, for example, making sure their children get to go to school. USAID/HPI focuses on legal and policy issues surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam.

Woman Realizes Dream and Earns Income as Person Living with HIV

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Huong serves a customer with a smile at the SLX neighborhood store.

Huong* could never imagined what life and love would have in store for her. She used to be a market vendor in the central province of Nghe An, which is among the 10 provinces with the highest number of HIV infected people in Vietnam.

USAID support brings hope and opportunity to special needs orphans in Vietnam

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Phan Chien Thang practices his art at the orphanage

Only three years old, little Phan Chien Thang is making his mark as one of the most popular guys around. Particularly catchy are the vivid pictures he colors of heroic characters from cartoons and comic books. On the other end of his creative spectrum, girls and women teachers seem to stand in line to have their hair braided with his small yet nimble and capable hands.

Remarks by Jonathan Ross, USAID Office of Health Director, at Policy Consultation Workshop: Creating Employment Opportunities for People Living with HIVAIDs

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Photo: USAID Office of Health Director Jonathan Ross speaks at the workshop

HANOI, December 14, 2012 -- It is a pleasure to be here with you today for this important workshop. It's a workshop that will provide an opportunity to review and formulate a policy that will improve the economic livelihood of people living with HIV and AIDS, their families, and communities. But first, you will hear about successful strategies for increasing access to credit and working capital so PLHIV and other vulnerable populations can create employment for themselves and others.

USAID Promotes Behavior Change Communication to Improve Food Safety and Reduce Poultry-related Disease Risks in Vietnam

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Photo USAID workshop on behavior change communication for food safety.

HANOI, December 7, 2012 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Avian and Pandemic Influenza Initiative (USAID/APII) today joined Vietnam Farmer's Union to boost a nationwide use of a multi-sectoral approach to improving food safety of poultry and poultry products through behavior change communications (BCC). The BCC model was discussed at a dissemination workshop attended by public health experts, civil society organizations, and provincial representatives.

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