Download Summary Annual Report and Annual Account 2015. In this document a summary of MCNV’s activities in 2015 are shown.
Download Summary Annual Report and Annual Account 2015. In this document a summary of MCNV’s activities in 2015 are shown.
On June 30th 2017, at Khe Sanh town, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, MCNV collaborated with the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Centre of Quang Tri province to organise a workshop to consult relevant stakeholders about the situation and solutions to health, education and social inclusion issues related to ethnic minority adolescent girls at Huong Hoa district.
The LICM project implemented by MCNV in Lao PDR is part of a larger program on inclusion called VOICE; for more information reference can be made to www.voiceglobal.org
LICM introduces communicative communication methods such as (shadow) drama, songs and cartoons as a means to facilitate dialogue between youngsters of vulnerable groups about SRHR and between youngsters and influential people and groups in society.
On Sunday, July 9, MCNV had a meeting in The Hague with the Vietnamese delegation. The Prime Minster and other Ministers from Vietnam were in The Netherlands to talk about cooperation and exchange between Vietnam and the Netherlands.
On July 6-7 2017, the Sunflower Groups supported by MCNV organized a workshop on Social Health Insurance for People living with HIV.
MCNV cooperated with Quang Tri Health Department and Da Nang Mental Health (MH) Hospital to organise a training workshop on basic mental disorder (MD) diagnosis and treatment for grassroots health care workers.
On July 7 2017, MCNV Central Vietnam and the Phu Yen Department of Health organized the project launching workshop on Accessing the Malnutrition Prevention for Children at Ages under 5 based on Agriculture Solutions in the Mountainous in Phu Yen province, period 2017 – 2020 (the NSA project). More than 30 participants taking part in the workshop were members of the Provincial/District People’s Committee, Departments of Health, and other Departments of Education, Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as members of the Women’s Union at different levels. The workshop was organized to: i) share experience among community-based malnutrition prevention projects which were conducted by MCNV; ii) introduce the approach of Nutrition Improvement based on agricultural solutions, and present the cooperation on malnutrition prevention between MCNV and Phu Yen, period 2017 – 2020. The project is divided into three phases: i) Research between July 2017 and June 2018; ii) Pilot Intervention from July 2018 to December 2019; and iii) Evaluation, Conclusion and Duplication of the Model in 2020.
Mr. Do Quang Trung – Deputy Director of the Health Centre of Dong Xuan was presenting project activities
The workshop agreed on the implementation of the retrospective research at two communes, Xuan Lanh and Xuan Quang 2, where MCNV were supporting community-based malnutrition prevention projects, to compare with two communes Xuan Quang 1 and Phu Mo to find suitable interventions to duplicate the model to mountainous communes in Phu Yen, not only at Dong Xuan but also at Son Hoa and Song Hinh.
Mr. Nguyen Huu Tu – Vice President of the Dong Xuan People’s Committee was sharing his ideas in the workshop
After the workshop, the Phu Yen Department of Health would support to conduct research studies at provincial level. Researchers are members of the Department of Health, Department of Education, Women’s Union, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Department of Planning and Investment. These entities will cooperate with MCNV to carry out project activities.
Participants in the workshop
On August 28, 2017, in collaboration with the Vietnam Rehabilitation Association (VINAREHA), MCNV organized the first OT networking workshop in Danang city with the participation of more than 65 OT practitioners and students from across the country and especially OT colleagues from Australia, Japan, UK and USA.
This workshop was an activity under the OT education development program in Vietnam – a component of the “Advancing Medical Care and Rehabilitation Education” project, and undertaken in collaboration between MCNV and Handicap International (HI) and granted by USAID from 2015 to 2020.
Considering as the first OT workshop in Vietnam, it aimed to kick-off the networking of OT professionals as well as create a platform where Occupational therapists can exchange experience in practice and research.
We do hope in the future, more OT conferences and workshops will be organized to bring more exchange opportunities to all OT practitioners in Vietnam.
Some photos from the workshop.
Perth welcomed us in a very early cold of its mid-winter. Our flights was landed at 2h30 in the morning after a long nearly 13 hour-flight and transferred at Kuala Lumpur airport.
Gotten in a cab, four of us (Ms. Cam Hung- Head of Rehab Department, Hai Duong Medical Technical University (HMTU), Ms. Thanh Van – Head of PhysioTherapy Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMP-HCMC), Dr. Pham Dung – Country Director of MCNV in Vietnam and my self–as Coordinator of OT Education Program) were shivering with sleepy eyes in that small space which operated by electronic and broke through the quiet and velvet night to the hotel.
A bit exciting to head up to the 27th Occupational Therapy Australia Conference in the upcoming days.
Such a privilege to us – a delegation from Vietnam to attend the 27th OT Australia Conference which was held from July 18th-21st in Perth, Western Australia.
The first day in Perth was Education Day and hosted by Curtin University – one of the leading in OT training courses in Australia as well as in the world. Lots of experience and sharing from universities (Curtin University, Swinburne University, James Cook University, University of South Australia, Charles Sturt University, Deakin University, Griffith University, Australia Catholic University, University of Sydney, La Trobe University, University of Queensland, Monash University…) who are providing OT education exchanged openly with different topics such as Contextualizing the cultural competency journey of OT, Innovations in project management practice education for student professional development through high quality, strategic and inter-professional opportunities… The two lecturers from HMTU and UMP-HCMC had excited opportunities to discussed innovations in OT education with colleagues from other universities. These discussed topics were valuable and useful directly for the OT Education Development in Vietnam which is undertaken by HMTU and UMP with support from MCNV and granted by USAID from 2015-2020.
Discussed topics were:
Vietnam delegation at the Education Day hosted by Curtin University.
Photo credit: MCNV
A strong sense of confidence about what we are doing in Vietnam grows among us!
And the second day in Perth but first day of the OT conference was fulfilled with emotions and pride by very inspired, short and sweet speeches from policy makers, OT practitioner and especially a client who had received OT services after surviving from a bomb suicide in London years ago. More impressive was the rhythm of welcoming to country – traditional custodians of the land sang by an Aboriginal man. So warm and proud.
Opening Session of the 27th OT Australia Conference, Perth city
Photo credit: MCNV
Running from session to session, presentation to presentation, question to answer in such a busiest scientific program from July 19th – 21st, we ran back and forth as shuttles just wanted to learn as much as we can from researchers, practitioners, educators, policy makers, consumers/service-users, managers and students. All is about OT. “The conference was a great opportunity to explore new directions, to learn about enhancements to practice and to participate in discussions about our professional development” Ms. Hung/HMTU said.
Fondly imagined that tea-break times could bring us some air, but meetings and non-stop conversations about OT with colleagues from over the world. That was the times we could visit and view exhibitor areas of practice. Engaged with the exhibition and met with exhibitors and learned about new products and all available assistive devices were exhibited, a pained question hit heart and brain “when Vietnamese people could access to and have these assistive devices in OT services?” We wished could bring them all home. However, ideas for the ADL labs at HMTU and UMP bloomed.
Ms. Cam Hung from HMTU was exchange with a delegate from the USA.
Photo credit: MCNV
A short visit to the department of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University brought us an overview about OT training program – simulation-based education and the OT lab at the university.
Images taken from the visit to the Department of OT and Social Work, Curtin University
Photo credit: MCNV
To end this note, as the President of OT Australia, Peter Bothams spoke in his opening “The theme Partnership, Inclusion and Innovation has never been more apt than now. We are a diverse professional community, and this is one of our strengths as we increasingly find ourselves working in changing dynamic environments where our roles evolve and flex to suit emerging needs, with many occupational therapists pioneering paths for the profession.”
YES – WE – MCNV – proudly stand among pioneers for OT profession in Vietnam!
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By Tran Quynh Trang – MCNV Program Coordinator