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Thursday, December 8, 2022 - 3:30am

DONG XOAI, December 8, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the end of a project that has made significant improvements in early childhood disability detection and support in three southern provinces. The accomplishments of the six-year effort, under USAID’s Disabilities Integration of Services and Therapies Network for Capacity and Treatment (DISTINCT) project, were highlighted at a ceremony in Dong Xoai attended by representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and National Committee for Persons with Disabilities, national agencies and ministries, project implementing partners VietHealth and the Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam, and other key partners and stakeholders.

“On the heels of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, USAID congratulates all of DISTINCT’s partners for our collective success improving the quality of life for children with disabilities. Children are the future, and the U.S. is a committed partner of Vietnam in brightening their lives,” said Aler Grubbs, USAID/Vietnam Mission Director.

USAID Vietnam Acting Mission Director Bradley Bessire (left) and U.S. Ambassador Daniel J. Kritenbrink (center) talk with AstraZeneca Vietnam Chairman and General Director Nitin Kapoor at the handover event.
Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 3:45am

HANOI, April 1, 2021 -- The United States congratulates Vietnam on their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX campaign, with the arrival of 811,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine.  This campaign was made possible through the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, a global initiative to support equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.  The United States recently announced a commitment to provide an initial payment of $2 billion—out of a total planned $4 billion—to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment, making the United States the single largest contributor to global COVID-19 vaccine access.

Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 8:45pm

HANOI, January 28, 2021 -- Vietnam has earned an additional three awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), an international program that funds scientists and engineers in developing countries who partner with U.S. government-funded researchers to address global development challenges.  Vietnamese researchers have earned 20 awards under this program since 2011, including these three new grants.

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Vietnam's Vice Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh hear a briefing on the progress of the Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Area project.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 10:15am

Bien Hoa City, January 20, 2020: The U.S. Mission to Vietnam, Ministry of National Defense, Dong Nai Province, and Vietnam’s Air Defense Air Force Command (ADAFC), and the Ministry of National Defense celebrated initial dioxin remediation results in the Bien Hoa Airbase area, highlighting the United States and Vietnam’s commitment toward resolving war legacies. It was attended by Vice Minister of National Defense Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Marie Damour, and United States Agency for International Development/Vietnam (USAID) Mission Director Ann Marie Yastishock.

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Last updated: September 12, 2022

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