Ms. Tran Ton Kieu Anh is 24 years old and is a nurse at Huong Thuy Medical Center in Vietnam where she has been working for two years. Nurse Anh works alongside two doctors and two nurses providing medical care to the people living in this district.  With a small staff and limited resources, this medical center serves the community of Huong Thuy as best as it can.

Thank you Aaron, David T., Anil, Chris and David H. for teaming up to sponsor Nurse Anh for training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI).  This course is designed to train nurses in emerging countries on how to detect common childhood illnesses earlier rather than later. Nurse Anh is now able to accurately diagnose a child’s illness, provide them with the correct care to treat the illness, and then guide their guardians in effective follow-up care at home for a successful recovery.

Nurse Anh especially thanks David T. and Aaron for both donating three days of nurse training! Thank you!

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Nga is a 38-year-old nurse at Hue Central Hospital in Central Vietnam where she has worked for 12 years.  As a nurse in the Pediatric Department, it is always heart breaking to watch children who are extremely ill or who die from common illnesses only because the illness wasn’t detected or diagnosed earlier. Ms. Nga is always looking for ways to improve and save more of children’s lives.

Thank you Richard, Seth, Sean-Eric and Jay for teaming up to sponsor Ms. Nga for training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), a course designed to train nurses in emerging countries on how to detect common childhood illnesses earlier rather than later. This course has provided Ms. Nga with the ability to accurately diagnose a child’s illness, provide them with the correct care, and then guide the parents or grandparents in effective follow-up care at home for a successful recovery. Ms. Nga especially thanks Sean-Eric for donating two days of nurse training, and Jay for providing five days of nurse training.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong is a 28-year-old nurse in the Pediatric Department at Hue Central Hospital in Vietnam.  For the last five years, Nurse Hong has been serving children and their families who visit the Pediatric Department for medical care.  As a nurse in the Pediatric Department, it is always heart breaking to watch children who are extremely ill or who die from common illnesses only because the illness wasn’t detected or diagnosed earlier.

Jennifer, thank you for sponsoring Nurse Hong’s training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), a course designed to train nurses in emerging countries on how to detect common childhood illnesses earlier rather than later. After this course, Nurse Hong plans to apply the theory and clinical skills she learned to improve her nursing care for the benefit of the children. This course has provided Nurse Hong with the ability to accurately diagnose and treat childhood illnesses.

Thank you!

Ms. Hai is a 45-year-old nurse practitioner at An Tay Clinic in Central Vietnam. She is married and has two kids. Ms. Hai is one of five medical professionals at the health clinic she works at. She is responsible for all the nursing care provided for the children and families in the An Tay community. Ms. Hai wants to learn how to properly diagnose illnesses so she can provide better care and treat her patients, while also understanding how the illnesses affect the lives of the patients and their families.

Thank you all for teaming up to sponsor Ms. Hai for her training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)– a course designed to train nurses, doctors, and midwives in the early detection of childhood illnesses. This course will provide Ms. Hai with the ability to correctly diagnose a child’s illness, provide them with the correct care needed to treat the illness, and then guide the mothers in effective follow-up care of their child at home for a successful recovery.

Thank you so much for your generosity!

Ms. Tran Thi My Hiep is a nurse practitioner at a health clinic in Phu Hoi in Vietnam. She is 45 years old and has been working at this clinic for 14 years.  Ms. Hiep is responsible for all the children and families in the community who visit her clinic for health and medical purposes.  Ms. Hiep wants to focus on her patients’ conditions and be able to communicate the effect of the illness on the lives of the patient and their families.

Thank you David, Howard, James and Julie, Jeffrey, Kandace, Lee, Luke and Ani, Peter, and Bill for teaming up to sponsor Ms. Hiep for training in Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), a course designed to train nurses, doctors, and midwives in the early detection of childhood illnesses. This course will provide Ms. Hiep with the ability to correctly classify a child’s illness, provide them with the correct care and help needed, and guide the mothers in effective care of their child at home. Thank you so much for your generosity!

Dr. Thuy is the Vice Chief of the Hematology Department at Hue Central Hospital in Hue, Vietnam. She is 44 years old, has worked at Hue Central Hospital for 14 years and has never studied medical terminology in the English language. She reads English books, however does not speak English often. She desired further studies of medical terminology in English to improve her pronunciation and improve her ability to speak clearly with foreigners, especially those in medical and health-related fields.

Sam, thank you for your generous donation of an English medical terminology textbook for Dr. Thuy! She will continue to use this book to study and improve her English medical terminology so she can speak clearly with colleagues, foreign medical and health professionals, and foreign patients. She knows being able to communicate in English in the medical field is extremely important!