We studied the health risks related to wastewater and excreta reuse in an agricultural community in northern Vietnam, with a focus on intestinal parasitic infections and diarrhoeal diseases. Several epidemiological studies were conducted to assess the relative importance of exposure to wastew...
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Zurbrugg, C.
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Zinsstag, Jakob
,
Cam Dac Phung
,
Hattendorf, J.
,
Odermatt, P.
,
[Health risks associated with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in northern Vietnam]
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Health risks associated with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in northern Vietnam
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activity is essential in any project management and helps to
verify if a project has met the planned activities, outputs and outcomes. We present here M&E
framework for the Ecohealth Field Building Initiative Leadership Initiative (FBLI) in South East
Asia using...
Giang Thi Huong Pham
,
Tung Xuan Dinh
,
Mallee, H.
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Outcome Mapping as a monitoring and evaluation tool in the Ecohealth Field Building Initiative Leadership Initiative (FBLI) in Southeast Asia]
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Outcome Mapping as a monitoring and evaluation tool in the Ecohealth Field Building Initiative Leadership Initiative (FBLI) in Southeast Asia
EcoHealth is one of the comprehensive concepts to look at health as an integrative component of the complex relation of human, animal and environment. Although it was introduced in South East Asia (SEA) late in 2000’s by IDRC, its development in the region shows a dynamics in the landscape of res...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Gilbert, J.
,
Dinh Xuan Tung
,
Mallee, H.
,
Unger, Fred
,
Grace, Delia
,
[EcoHealth research in Southeast Asia: Past, now, and the ways forward]
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EcoHealth research in Southeast Asia: Past, now, and the ways forward
Until recently, the availability of training in risk assessment in general was very limited in Vietnam, and training in microbial risk assessment (MRA) was not available at all. To fill this gap we developed a training course in MRA by compiling existing MRA trainings, contextualising them, ...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Tuyet Hanh, T.T.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Ngoc Bich, N.
,
Mai Huong, B.T.
,
Hong Nhung, N.
,
Koottatep, T.
,
[Microbial risk assessment in Vietnam: Translating research and training into policy]
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Microbial risk assessment in Vietnam: Translating research and training into policy
Evidence on foodborne disease (FBD) in developing countries is still
limited, but important studies in recent years have broadened our
understanding. These suggest that developing country consumers are
concerned about FBD; that most of the known burden of FBD disease
comes from biological hazards...
The Ecosystem approach to health, or Ecohealth is a useful tool to
address health and environmental issues in developing countries, particularly in
South East Asia (SEA), where agricultural intensification processes have profound
implications for ecosystems and health. The Field Building Leade...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Giang, H.P.
,
Tung, X.D.
,
[Field Building Leadership Initiative: Advancing Ecohealth in Southeast Asia - The first year journey]
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Field Building Leadership Initiative: Advancing Ecohealth in Southeast Asia - The first year journey
The coverage of improved sanitation in Vietnam is still low, especially in rural areas. As a result, water-borne diseases remain key threats to public health. While the government has committed itself to increasing the proportion of people with access to improved sanitation, it cannot afford ...
Minh, H.V.
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Assessing willingness to pay for constructing septic tanks in rural Vietnam]
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Assessing willingness to pay for constructing septic tanks in rural Vietnam