Source: Mother Jones Magazine; Wikipedia For the generation that lived through the Vietnam War, Agent Orange is a topic mired my controversy and debate. In recent years, many programs have emerged to tackle the issue, as our own Brian Luong reported in a post months ago. However, we have come to realize that for many, if not most, of those born in the … [Read more...] about Understanding Agent Orange
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Young Vietnamese Doctor Battles Lymphoma
Viet Lam is a 37-year-old doctor from Michigan who is of Vietnamese and Chinese descent. She has B-cell lymphoma and is in urgent need of a bone marrow transplant. She is currently being treated at Stanford Hospital in the Bay Area, and without the transplant she will surely not survive. Here is her story: I would like to introduce myself and ask for help in search of a … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese Doctor Battles Lymphoma
Volunteer in Vietnam: Vietnam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP)
1.07.09 - by Guest Bloggers: MinhVan T. Tran, past participant of VNMAP medical assistance program, and Huan Tran, VNMAP's PR personnel This year (2009), The Vietnam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP) selected Lam Dong, a province in the Western Highland, as its site for examining and treating patients. Each day our team worked in a different commune: one day in Lam Ha, … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Vietnam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP)
Will Millions Receive Health Care in Vietnam?
12.18.09 - Health Care in Vietnam: A Restless Problem While millions of Americans are watching closely on every critical step taken by the White House in completing the healthcare reform process, Vietnam has already seen major problems with its new health insurance policy. Effective October 1, 2009, the Vietnamese authority approved a significant adjustment to the insurance … [Read more...] about Will Millions Receive Health Care in Vietnam?
Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)
11.30.09 -by Guest Blogger: Steven V. Pham, a 2nd year biochemistry major and premed at UCLA, is the President/Founder of the MEMO UCLA branch, part of a larger MEMO group. I was born in America and had never visited the home of my parents. To the Vietnamese community, I was “Viet Kieu,” a Vietnamese expatriate, and walking around the country, people reminded me of my status. … [Read more...] about Volunteer in Vietnam: Medical, Educational Missions and Outreach (M.E.M.O.)