Project Vietnam

Project Vietnam - a non-profit program of the American Academy of Pediatrics providing hygiene, medical and educational facilities in Vietnam. Established in 1996 and based in the 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.

The ongoing projects and programs (in 2007)

References

  1. ^ American Academy of Pediatrics
  2. ^ Brigham and Women's Hospital

External links

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