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ICEHA Clinical Mentor Works on Palliative Care Training Program in Vietnam

By Katie Graves-Abe - Director of Operations, July 29, 2008 11:32 PM

In addition to continuing to improve access to HIV care and treatment in Vietnam, ICEHA clinical mentors have been working on an important, but often forgotten issue in improving the quality of life for HIV patients: palliative care.

Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of people living with progressive diseases such as HIV and to alleviate pain and suffering caused by these diseases. This specialized care includes management of pain, end of life care, and emotional and spiritual support for both patients and family members. It is estimated that over half of the 260,000 people living with HIV in Vietnam are in need of palliative care services.

In 2005 and 2006, ICEHA clinical mentors worked with Family Health International and the Ministry of Health in Vietnam on the development of national palliative care guidelines. These guidelines have been finalized and another ICEHA mentor recently continued this important effort by working on a palliative care certification program for nurses in Vietnam. This program will help ensure that Vietnamese nurses are fully trained on how to implement the palliative care guidelines and to improve the quality of life for patients throughout Vietnam.

For more information visit: www.iceha.org

ICEHA Awarded National Medal of Honor

By Katie Graves-Abe - ICEHA Awarded National Medal of Honor, August 01, 2007 05:58 PM

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2007 07 ICEHA Update for Global Giving 2.pdf

Access to HIV Care for Children

By Larsia Bomlitz - Manager, July 07, 2006 09:30 AM

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Pediatric HIV Skills: Strengthened Through Clinical Mentoring

Vietnam Program Update April 2006

By Larisa Bomlitz - Communications Manager, May 02, 2006 06:15 PM

Our goal is to “mentor ourselves out of a job,” explains Marie Charles, MD, MIA, Founder and President of ICEHA.
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2006 04 ICEHA Update.doc

ICEHA Program Update

By ICEHA - , March 14, 2006 11:19 AM

Read about ICEHA's work in Vietnam with HIV/AIDS patients.

ICEHA’s goal is to provide clinical mentoring across all 59 districts of Vietnam.

Read more in the report!
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