Bach Mai Hospital Director Assoc. Prof. Dao Xuan Co and Federation Handicap International Country Manager Mazedul Haque sign the memorandum of understanding. (Photo: US Embassy in Vietnam)The announcement affirms the US’s supportfor strengthening health cooperation and assisting Vietnam’s critical medicalfacilities under the US - Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Vietnam is among the countries with thehighest incidence rate of stroke, with about 200,000 stroke persons yearly.Stroke is the second most common cause of death in the country. Amongsurvivors, this condition leaves a high rate of disability behind.
Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU), signedby Bach Mai Hospital Director Assoc. Prof. Dao Xuan Co and Federation HandicapInternational Country Manager Mazedul Haque, in the next two years, the USAIDimplementing partner will work with Bach Mai to build a specialised workforcethrough supporting postgraduate training specialising in stroke and cerebrovasculardisease for doctors; strengthen the delivery of multidisciplinary services forpatients with specific attention to ensuring a continuum of care throughout thecare pathway; foster coordination, sharing of good practices and technicalsupport through national and international networks; and build researchcapacities of the Stroke Centre and the Rehabilitation Centre of the hospital.
“We look forward to helping Vietnamexpand the application of international best practices in saving lives andreducing disabilities among stroke victims,” USAID Mission Director Grubbssaid./.
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