Project Vietnam

Project Vietnam Foundation - a non-profit program of the American Academy of Pediatrics providing hygiene, medical and educational facilities in Vietnam. The organization was established in 1996 by Dr. Quynh Kieu, a Pediatrician, and operated in the city of Fountain Valley, California, USA.

The declared mission is to ensure healthcare assistance to children at-risk, poor rural communities, and medical training to health professionals in the country.[1]

The organization identified Vitamin K deficiency as a major cause of newborn death, campaigned successfully for the implementation of a Vietnam national policy for Vitamin K injection after birth.

Ongoing projects and programs (in 2007)

References

  1. Project Vietnam making a difference in lives of children, by American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006
  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital

External links

This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.


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