Training courses have been implemented in 2004  
 

Oversea training

-     August 2004: Nguyen Dinh Anh and Nguyen Thi Hiep has successfully defended their MA theses at University of Copenhagen. The two new International Health Maters arrived to Hanoi on September 2, 2004

  • Nguyen Dinh Anh's thesis is "Role of Mass Media in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes in rural areas of Vietnam. Case study from Quynh Luu district, Nghean Province, Vietnam" ... Abstract

  • Nguyen Thi Hiep's thesis is "Factors influencing breastfeeding in Vietnam: The case of women in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province." ... Abstract

-         In the academic year 2004/05, the project offered 1 MA scholarship for Vietnamese nationals to study International Health at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. Ms. Tran Minh Hang, Institution of Ethnology won the scholarship. She will be enrolled in September 2004.

  
 

Domestic training

Intensive English course

 Limitation in English ability is always a big barrier on carrying out scientific research for almost researchers involved in the project. From May 2004, two intensive English courses were hold in Australia Center for Education and Training (ACET) to improve English ability of the researchers. A total of 18 researchers participated the two these English courses.

 

  
 

Short course on Ethics and Health Research

 A short course entitled “Ethics and Health Research in Developing Countries” was successfully held at the Headquarter of Vietnam Commission for Population, Family and Children (VCPFC), Hanoi from 12 – 16 April 2004. So far, very few short courses on research ethics have been conducted in Vietnam, and this was the first one hosted by VCPFC. The course was organized as part of the ENRECA project “Strengthening Population and Reproductive Health Research in Vietnam”. The Information Center of VCPFC, Project Management Units and Project Affiliated Institutions were co-organizers the course. Representatives of these agencies and leaders of CIF’s Departments were present at the opening ceremony.

 Dr. George Ulrich, Academic Coordinator of the Master's programme & Secretary General of the Inter-University Centre in Venice, Italy was the main teacher of the course. Co-teacher was Dr. Judith Paula Asher. There were nearly 30 participants from affiliated institutes, universities and from Nghe An province. Many of the participants had previously studied public health overseas.  Dr. Tine Gammeltoft and Dr. Vibeke Rasch, University of Copenhagen, participated in the course as resource persons.

 During the course, all participants were very actively engaged in the topics at issue. This suggests that research ethics is a theme that attracts researchers’ attention in Vietnam at present, within and beyond the field of medicine.  With his straightforward teaching methods, Dr. Ulrich introduced participants to current standards of international medical ethics and research ethics. Through group discussions, participants examined and analyzed ethical considerations pertaining to health-related ENRECA projects in Vietnam and developed an ethical strategy paper for these projects.

 A total of 21 participants who attended over 80% of class time received certification for their participation in the course.

  
 

Training courses had been done in 2003

  
 

Oversea training

 In the academic year 2003/04, the project offered 2 MA scholarships and 1 Ph.D. scholarship for Vietnamese nationals to study International Health at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. MA studies are of 1 year duration and include one month of fieldwork in Vietnam. Ph.D. studies include two years of studies in Denmark and one year’s research in Vietnam.

Dr. Nguyen My Huong, Vietnam Commission for Population, Family and Children had been selected for PhD studies. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hiep, Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development and Dr. Nguyen Dinh Anh, VCPFC had been selected to study for a Master degree. Three of them were enrolled in September 2003.

  
 

Domestic training

 Short course on Reproductive Health and sexual

 A short course titled “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights” had been held at the Headquarter of Vietnam Commission for Population, Family and Children (VCPFC), Hanoi from 18 – 21 November 2003. Dr. Vibeke Rasch, University of Copenhagen was the main teacher of the course. Dr. Tine Gammeltoft participated in the course as resource persons.

An objective of the course was to increase participants’ understanding of the concepts of sexual and reproductive health and rights and their social, cultural and health systems implications. 24 researchers took part the course

  
 

Intensive English course

To improve English abilities for Ph.D. student and MIH students who was going to study in Denmark from September 2003, an intensive English course was held at the Australia Center for Education and Training (ACET), 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Str. Hanoi.

Purposes of the course are:

  • To develop participant’s understanding of academic expectations in English language medium universities
  • To develop participant’s understanding of the nature of English language academic discourse
  • To heighten participant’s awareness of common English language academic rhetorical patterns
  • To develop participant’s ability to produce common English language academic text types

The course commenced on 31 March 2003 with totaling 100 classroom hours of instruction.

  
 

Training courses had been done in 2002

  
 

Domestic training

Short course on epidemiology and statistics

 A short course titled “Introduction to epidemiology and statistics” was held from July 23 to August 9, 2002 at Hanoi. The course that was run by Associate Professor Dan Meyrowitsch of University Of Copenhagen was splitted into 3 periods:

 23-26 July                           Workshop in Hanoi: Introduction to epidemiology and statistics. Introduction to software package Epi Info 2000. Preparation of research tool for a quantitative study of reproductive health needs with specific focus on Quynh Luu District

29 July – 2 August               Field work in Quynh Luu District, Nghe An. Data collection using methodology developed during workshop in Hanoi

5-8 August                           Workshop in Hanoi: Analysis of data collected in Nghe An using Epi Info 2000. Writing research reports

9 August                              Meetings and de-briefings in Hanoi  

 A total of 14 researchers participated the course.

  
 

Short course on Medical Anthropology

A short course titled “Introduction to medical anthropology” was the first activity of the Enreca project “Strengthening Population and Reproductive Health research in Vietnam”. Purposes of the course were to give Vietnamese researchers necessary know ledges on Medical Anthropology which is rather new in Vietnam. Assistance Professor Hanne Mogensen of University of Copenhagen was teacher in the course.

Time of the course was splitted into 3 periods:

  • May 13 – 17, 2002: Workshop in Hanoi: Introduction to medical anthropology. Preparation        of research tools for Stage I research (community profile, health systems         profile, qualitative study of reproductive health needs).
  • May 20 – June 4, 2002:         Fieldwork in Quynh Luu district, Nghe An.
  • June 5 – 21, 2002: Data analysis workshop, writing research reports, de-briefings in Hanoi.

 English was main language during the course.  There were 21 Vietnam researchers participated the course