Advancing Medical Care and Rehabilitation Education, Handicapped International (HI)

$20.28M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Handicap International
Country	Vietnam
Start Date	Sep 19, 2017
End Date	Mar 15, 2020
Duration	908 days
Number of Grantees	52
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`205667-76`

Grant Description

The Advancing Medical Care and Rehabilitation Education program strengthens rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities (PWDs), improves the quality of care, and works to develop Vietnam's capacity in occupational and physical therapy (OT and PT) education.

The program will review the current rehabilitation practices for cases with brain injuries and develop patient care protocols.

The protocols cover conditions that are potentially linked to Agent Orange exposure such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida in children and adults.

It will also upgrade the OT, PT, nursing, and counselling skills of active rehabilitation professionals; develop OT curriculum, upgrade the PT training programs, and support university faculty development.

These activities will improve the quality of care and service delivery for PWDs at hospitals and at home; and strengthen capacity for the rehabilitation sector and increase quality of rehabilitation training programs.