There is a generally dense and good network of rural clinics in Vietnam, and preventive services are better than average. But hygiene is still a major problem. Besides, for the poor, in case of disease or accident, the whole family may plunge into deep poverty.
In Cambodia curative and preventive services are much worse.
A myth: there is no end to health interventions (and to scholarships etc.). Of course they do not bring immediate returns, they are not "refunded" like with a microcredit program. But what matters most, what development is about, is the well being of the people, not only their wallet or the projects funds.
Hoa was abandonned by her husband, she has 3 children. No land, so she works as a daily laborer...
In the Khmer villages almost nobody has a clean latrine, access to clean water is very difficult, far away. In Vietnam, after 9 years of program in Dúc Linh, 25% of the households have a clean latrine, and hygiene has increased tremendously.
The villagers are often deprived of satisfying diagnosis and often at the mercy of crooks. Certain doctors dare to scare them: "You must undergo surgery immediately or I will not take any responsibility". The peasants are impressed and sell land and assets for an intervention which is not necessary! Viêt Nam Plus proposes a second opinion from a friendly specialist in town.
There is a generally dense and good network of rural clinics in Vietnam, and preventive services are better than average. But hygiene is still a major problem. Besides, for the poor, in case of disease or accident, the whole family may plunge into deep poverty.
A myth: there is no end to health interventions (and to scholarships etc.). Of course they do not bring immediate returns, they are not "refunded" like with a microcredit program. But what matters most, what development is about, is the well being of the people, not only their wallet or the projects funds.
In the Khmer villages almost nobody has a clean latrine, access to clean water is very difficult, far away. In Vietnam, after 9 years of program in Dúc Linh, 25% of the households have a clean latrine, and hygiene has increased tremendously.
The villagers are often deprived of satisfying diagnosis and often at the mercy of crooks. Certain doctors dare to scare them: "You must undergo surgery immediately or I will not take any responsibility". The peasants are impressed and sell land and assets for an intervention which is not necessary! Viêt Nam Plus proposes a second opinion from a friendly specialist in town.