Our Activities

Project Vietnam has 4 main activities:

Medical missions to underserved rural areas, in March and November annually. The missions brings medical teams to provide life-changing surgeries for children with birth defects and eye problems, and primary care services to children at rural communes and schools. The medical team also collects meaningful data on prevalent health conditions and health status in rural areas, especially for women and children. The information allows us to develop appropriate interventions and local pilot programs to upgrade the existing healthcare system.

Summer Service camps for 2 weeks in July, bring students from US/Canada to work with their peers on rural medical clinics, construction projects to benefit poor communities, and activities with handicapped and orphaned children.

Training of health care personnel: Project Vietnam brings volunteer faculty to update local health personnel through national conferences, training courses and hands-on linical teaching. Ongoing exchanges are maintained through consultations and research projects.

Collaborative projects with health professionals in Vietnam to improve health policies for children, through development of pilot programs. Ongoing work aims to improve Newborn health, children emergency care, infection control, childhood asthma, school-based rural healthcare & services for children with special needs.

Project Vietnam is actively recruiting volunteers for Training and Collaborative Projects at 8 hospital-based program sites: Rach Gia-Kien Giang, Binh Duong, Pediatirc Hospitals and Nhan Dan Gia Dinh Hospital in Sai Gon city, Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Vinh-Nghe An, and Vinh Phuc.