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In Vietnam, local poultry farms and hatcheries are potential hotspots for spillover of dangerous pathogens, especially avian influenza, from poultry to humans.
The USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (USAID LinkSME) activity aims to help Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) participate in global value chains. On August 2, LinkSME participated in the 2019 Danang East-West Economic Corridor International Investment, Trade, and Tourism Fair (EWEC), which was co-organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Danang People’s Committee, to support market expansion across Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar.
The USAID Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) activity has supported the Vietnam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) and Vietnam Social Security to quantify and procure ARV drugs for the SHI program. In 2018, VSS procured the first batch of ARVs worth $5.9 million; this covered one type of ARV drug.
The Vietnam Network of Epidemiology and Laboratory (Epi-Labnet) provides a forum for exchange of experiences and technical information, and an opportunity to discuss issues related to laboratory and epidemiology activities. A close and effective collaboration within Epi-Labnet is crucial for improving animal disease surveillance, animal disease prevention, and capacity development. With support from USAID, Vietnam’s Department of Animal Health (DAH) and the UN-FAO Vietnam Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases organized the 17th Epi-Labnet meeting on May 9-10 in Danang.
Hanoi lags behind Ho Chi Minh City in finding new HIV positive cases and meeting its 90-90-95 targets. Hence, USAID’s Sustainable HIV Response From Technical Assistance project launched an intensified HIV case finding approach coupled with an updated performance-based incentive system in Hanoi in May in order to increase site-based case-finding results. With deployment of the new strategy and weekly data monitoring, USAID found more than twice the number of HIV positive people in quarter three compared to quarter two (from 56 individuals to 134 individuals) and increased the number of people on treatment by 1.8 times (from 167 individuals to 300 individuals).
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