Our past three-year program in Vietnam was made possible through a generous grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Infant mortality rates have dramatically decreased in Vietnam over the past two decades. In spite of this progress, rates still remain nearly four times higher than in high-income countries, and health indicators suggest that there is still a need to improve clinical skills and practices.

Thousands of critically-ill children are treated each year at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital (VNCH) (formerly named the National Hospital of Pediatrics) in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. As the country’s leading pediatric referral center, the VNCH is committed to ensuring that Vietnamese children have access to the same standard of comprehensive healthcare as other children in the world.

We helped the VNCH to develop and implement standardized practices that enabled medical staff to recognize early onset of illnesses and provide children with the appropriate life-saving care. The ultimate goal of the program was to establish a nationally replicable model for regional pediatric hospitals outside of Hanoi.

Projects

Advanced Pediatric Medical Education

Est. 2014