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.
,
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 risk of Salmonella contamination along the pork production is a worldwide concern. Not only the biological contamination, but also personal perception and individual behavior play a role for risk assessment along a chain. This study is to identify the prevalence and number of Salmonella in 3 ...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Tongkorn Meeyam
,
Fries, R.
,
[Quantifying Salmonella contamination in pig slaughterhouses in Hung Yen, Vietnam]
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Quantifying Salmonella contamination in pig slaughterhouses in Hung Yen, Vietnam
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
In Vietnam, pork makes up 75% of meat consumed, with its production delivering substantial benefits to
the smallholders who supply 84% of the market. However, pork contains high levels of pathogens, an issue
of growing concern among the public, and policy makers alike. To respond to these conce...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Luu Quoc Toan
,
Dang Xuan Sinh
,
Nguyen Tien Thanh
,
Pham Van Hung
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Rapid integrated assessment of food safety related to pork in Vietnam: A consumer perspective]
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Rapid integrated assessment of food safety related to pork in Vietnam: A consumer perspective
We developed a conceptual framework for improving health and environmental sanitation using an approach that combines health, ecological, and socio-economic assessments. The framework has three main components: health status, physical environment,
and socio-economic environment. Information on ...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Van Tu, V.
,
Thu Nga, D.
,
Cong Khuong, N.
,
Zurbrugg, C.
,
Zinsstag, Jakob
,
Tanner, M.
,
[Interdisciplinary research on environmental sanitation and health: Conceptual framework development and field test]
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Interdisciplinary research on environmental sanitation and health: Conceptual framework development and field test
In the past decade, development research within the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South gradually converged from disciplinary towards inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. Multiple examples from research on health, sanitation, and resilience highlight the ben...
Zinsstag, Jakob
,
Pfeifer, Catherine
,
Ahorlu, C.
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Obrist, B.
,
[Towards an integrated development research approach]
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Towards an integrated development research approach