1. Background and Justification: The International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994 launched a new approach to population and development issues .... detail

2. Project Objectives: The general objective of the project is to improve the capabilities of researchers and research institutions in Vietnam to analyze and address reproductive health problems in effective and comprehensive ways. ..detail.

3. Research Capacity Strengthenning:In addition to the research activities which will be presented in section 4, the project's capacity building activities include the following components ....detail.

4. Research Programme:The activities within the research programme form constituent parts of the capacity-building purposes of the overall project while also aiming more specifically at the production of knowledge which will enable programme managers and policy makers in Vietnam to address reproductive health problems in more sustained ways......detail.

5. Organization: The project is based on an agreement between two parties: 1) the National Committee for Population and Family Planning (NCPFP), Vietnam, 2) the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. ....detail.

6. Future plan: With a view to the benefits of building South-South linkages in research and research training, in later phases the project may be expanded to include another developing country along with Vietnam ......detail.