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Integration of Sustainable Palliative Care into Viet Nam’s Healthcare System: A Pilot Project

Resource type: Grants

Granted to Massachusetts General Hospital Palliative Care Service

Goal

To integrate palliative care sustainably into Viet Nam’s health care system through a pilot project to establish a palliative home-care model, a palliative care clinical training centre and specialty training programme, and the formation of a Vietnamese palliative care foundation.

Grant Amount

$500,000

Year Awarded

2010

Term

28 Months

Related Resources

Issues:

Palliative Care

Global Impact:

Viet Nam

Historical Programme Affiliations:

Population Health

Foundation Center Themes:

Palliative Care, Health Care Management

Foundation Center Approaches:

Pilot Programs, Professional Development, Curriculum Development