Projects 41
Study on interventions to strengthen adolescent health
Province: Thai Binh, Ha NoiClient’s name:Policy Unit, Ministry of Health of Vietnam, Vietnam-Sweden Cooperation Program (funded by SIDA)
Execution time: 7/1999 to 12/2001
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):
- Hoang Thi Hiep, Ph.D.,
- Assoc. Prof. Luong Xuan Hien, Ph.D.,
- Doan Trong Trung, MD
Project description (in brief):
- The project was conducted in 7 commune of 3 district of Thai Binh province and Ha Noi city. Each district have 1 commune control.
- Conducted input survey at 7 communes cases and 3 communes control
- Providing interventions to strengthen adolescents’ health in project communes.
- Conducted output survey at 7 communes cases and 3 communes control
Practical work done by the institution’s staff:
- Designing the study, conducted input and output survey
- Write training document & train health staff, teacher, pupil, about adolescent health and HIV/AIDS prevention
- Implement cases activities
- Monitoring monthly activities
- Analyze data and write report
- Fomulating stategies to strengthen adolescent health
Projects 42
Reality and role of MCH/FP teams, village health workers in Ha Giang province
Province: Ha GiangClient’s name: UNFPA Hanoi
Execution time: July 1998 to July 1999
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):
- Phung Cao Cuong, MD.,
- Trinh Huu Vach, Ph.D.,
- Doan Trong Trung, MD
Project description (in brief):
- The project was developed in 5 districts of Ha Giang province.
- Conducted interviews with questionnaire and used the qualitative study method to collect information on the real operating situation of the district MCH/FP teams, village health workers.
- Processed data, wrote final report
Practical work done by the institution’s staff:
- Designing the study
- Doing the training for surveyors and collaborators
- Performing the information collection with the quantitative and qualitative surveys
- Doing the data analysis and writing the final report

