Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 7339
Country/Region: Vietnam
Year: 2011
Main Partner: Ministry of Planning and Investment - Vietnam
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Host Country Government Agency
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $130,000

Funding for Strategic Information (HVSI): $130,000

/ This is a continuing activity. With COP11 funds, PEPFAR will continue to support GSO to strengthen capacity on survey, data collection, data management and use, to enhance Vietnam Government agencies to analysis and disseminate data, make data available for use at national and provincial level. GSO is the centrally mandated agency to provide collect, maintain, and disseminate required statistical data related to health, education, culture and sports, the environment, living standards, and safety. 1. Funds will be used to strengthen capacity for health data management and analysis across Government agencies such as MoH, NIHE, Regional Pasteur Institutes, MOLISA, PACs and provincial department of health. Specific activities include trainings of MoH staff on survey/questionnaire design and using analytic software (e.g. STATA). 2. GSO will be supported to collect and disseminate key health, demographic, administrative, and economic information through open portals such as the recently completed VietInfo database. This database has been developed by GSO to collect health indicator data from various sources into a single, high-utility system that can be accessed by a wider audience. 3. GSO, in collaboration with other key ministries, will be supported to integrate appropriate health-related questions into its annual national demographic and birth survey in order to provide relevant information related to health seeking behavior, health/disease burden, and access to care.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $90,000
Human Resources for Health $90,000