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Compromised immune systems place diabetics at a higher risk of contracting TB and makes them vulnerable to greater severity of the disease, which leads to poorer health outcomes, relapse and treatment failure. Until now, TB screenings have not specifically targeted diabetics in Vietnam. Between April and September 2020, USAID supported the screening of 117,227 diabetics at 19 district health centers and hospitals across seven USAID priority provinces using the “Double-X Strategy,” which uses chest X-ray, followed by GeneXpert rapid TB screening and drug resistance testing. Of the 117,227 diabetic patients screened, 2,321 received chest x-rays, of which 467 then received GeneXpert testing, and 77 patients were diagnosed with TB.
The USAID Building University-Industry Learning and Development through Innovation and Technology (BUILD-IT) Alliance is modernizing technology and engineering higher education in Vietnamese universities and leveraging diverse government, industry, and academic partners to produce graduates with the skills that Vietnam's increasingly sophisticated manufacturing sector demands. Over the past year, USAID BUILD-IT's academic and industry partners provided mentoring and financial support to encourage faculty and students to develop the technical competencies and soft skills needed to participate in the final round of the Automation Competition and thrive as professional engineers.
E-government is the use of technological communications devices, such as computers and the internet, to provide public services. On October 13, USAID and Vietnam’s Office of the Government (OOG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help OOG accelerate administrative reforms, enhance national inter-agency coordination and transparency, and further develop its e-government platform - the National Public Service Portal - which will improve access to information, benefitting both citizens and businesses.
Despite the numerous benefits of technological innovation and the Vietnam government’s preferential policies for tech-companies to digitize their operations, many enterprises have yet to become aware, understand the nuances, and access government incentives linked to digital transformation. To address this gap, the USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (USAID LinkSME) project is collaborating with the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform (ACAPR) to enhance the dialogue between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the government through a series of conferences to address administrative procedural challenges in the business environment.
PrEP is a powerful medication for HIV prevention and can reduce the risk of HIV infection by more than 92 percent if taken daily, as part of a combination HIV prevention strategy. Until early 2020, Quang Ninh’s local community-based organizations (CBOs) and key population (KP) groups, such as men who have sex with men (MSM), did not know about the benefits of PrEP or how to access PrEP. To address this, in February 2020, the USAID Enhanced Community HIV Link - Northern project started a community-based advocacy campaign for PrEP. USAID engaged CBOs and KP groups to increase their understanding of the benefits of taking PrEP and where to get it. The project also provided technical support to CBOs to enhance their ability to share PrEP messages with their group members and expanded MSM networks to reach clients in both urban areas like Ha Long city and remote districts such as Dong Trieu, Mong Cai, and Cam Pha.
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