PSA for Project Vietnam Foundation

This video highlights a medical mission to North Vietnam in March 2011. Produced by Mark Samala.

Project Vietnam has worked in needy provinces of Vietnam since 1996. Among past achievements of Project Vietnam has been a 3-year effort to identify vitamin K deficiency as a major cause of newborn death and campaign successfully for the adoption of a national policy for Vitamin K injection after birth.

Current ongoing programs consist of improvement of healthcare for newborn and pediatric emergency services, promoting sustainable standards for Infection Control, and the development of services for children with special healthcare needs Project Vietnam has worked at 24 sites in Vietnam, trained a total of 43 provinces, and initiated interventions which have resulted in significant reduction in child mortality/morbidity and improved rural healthcare.

Project Vietnam collaborates with other NGOs and educational institutions and actively seeks partnerships to accomplish its goals for empowerment of the local healthcare professionals and health services for the most vulnerable populations.

This past March, 12 students from California State University Fullerton, as part of a journalism class in specialized reporting, went with PVNF to North Vietnam on a medical/dental/surgical mission. See their website at http://vietnamproject.fullerton.edu.

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I hope i can be part of the summer 2012 trip