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July 25, 2023
Vietnam Family Festival Celebrates World Drowning Prevention Day
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths in the last decade. It is one of the leading causes of death amon…
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June 2, 2023
New MOU Shows Commitment to Child Drowning Prevention in Vietnam
Drowning is one of the top 10 causes of death for children from 5 to 14 years old in Vietnam. On average, more than 2,000 children die from drowning each year.…
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April 28, 2023
Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Drowning Prevention in Vietnam
Drowning is the silent killer that claims thousands of Vietnamese children’s lives every year. The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has partnered with t…
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April 10, 2023
Drowning Prevention Program Launch in Quang Tri Province Vietnam
Since 2022, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has partnered with Swim For Life in Vietnam to design, test, scale and raise awareness for the child dr…
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December 28, 2022
National Assembly of Vietnam Evaluates Child Drowning Prevention Program and Offers Comprehensive Solutions
In 2017, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) began partnering with the government of Vietnam, the World Health Organization and local experts to design…
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December 20, 2022
GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2022
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is proud to support local partners, in more than 40 countries, advocating for policy change on multiple critical pu…
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August 4, 2022
World Drowning Prevention Day Celebrations
Every year, an estimated 236,000 people drown, making drowning a major public health issue worldwide. Drowning is one of the leading causes of death globally …
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June 2, 2022
Vietnam Kicks off Action Month for Children
Despite delays due to COVID-19 closures and restrictions, Vietnam has resumed its efforts and investments to save children from drowning. Since early May, Viet…
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May 17, 2022
Global Webinar Series: Coalition Building
On April 20, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) launched a new webinar series for partners, entitled the Global Webinar Series on Advocacy. This platf…
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April 13, 2022
Continued Advocacy Efforts for the Sustainability of Vietnam’s Child Drowning Prevention Program
Drowning is Vietnam’s leading cause of death in children under 15 years of age. Since 2018, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has been implementing a…
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April 5, 2022
Successful Policy Change and Continued Advocacy Efforts for Nutrition Labeling in Vietnam
On December 9, 2021, Vietnam approved its first-ever regulation requiring nutrient information on food labels. Decree 111/2021/NĐ-CP stipulates nutrient inform…
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November 30, 2021
Government of Vietnam Launches New Effort to Reduce Child Drowning Death
In the last decade, more than 2.5 million people worldwide died due to drowning. Sadly, more than 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countr…
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August 9, 2021
Advocate Spotlight: Tran Bich Phuong
Get to know Tran Bich Phuong, In Country Coordinator with GHAI in Vietnam. You’ve been instrumental in moving forward road safety efforts in Vietnam. How did y…
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July 29, 2021
Vietnamese Government Reaffirms Political Commitment and Investments in Children Drowning Prevention
Despite renewed challenges from COVID-19, Vietnam has continued to make great strides in protecting children from injury. On July 19, the Prime Minister signe…
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June 1, 2021
GHAI celebrates 10 years since the World Conference on Drowning Prevention
On May 13, the Royal Life Saving Society Australia hosted a webinar to celebrate 10 years since the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011 in Da Nang, Vi…
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May 26, 2021
Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic
This week, we hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that undersco…
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May 17, 2021
GHAI to Host Advocacy Discussion Alongside WHA74
The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) starts a week from today. It will be the second WHA to be held virtually, a sobering reminder of the real-world impact of …
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April 29, 2021
UN General Assembly Approves the First Ever Resolution on Drowning Prevention
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) applauds the UN General Assembly on its recent adoption of a resolution on drowning prevention, as well as Banglade…
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February 23, 2021
The Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund Welcomes Four New Grantees
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI’s) Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will be supporting four new partne…
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February 8, 2021
Wildlife Conservation Society and Global Health Advocacy Incubator launch new partnership to prevent zoonotic disease
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to prevent future major viral out…
Drowning
January 25, 2021
Vietnam Drowning Prevention Program 2020: Year in Review
2020 brought with it a unique set of challenges in the form of the pandemic. The central region of Vietnam was also hit by devastating floods. Children under f…
December 28, 2020
GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2020
This has been a year of challenges and accomplishments. The coronavirus pandemic exposed longstanding health systems gaps and injustices and created additional…
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December 3, 2020
Vietnam Launches Legal Review to Improve Public Health Data
Doan Thi Thu Huyen, Vietnam Country Coordinator at GHAI, speaks at the CRVS-ID legal review launch workshop The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is s…
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September 28, 2020
Why We Advocate for Sustainability
At the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, we recognize that lifesaving programs and policies are critical—but not enough. Locally-led advocacy that plans for su…
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August 18, 2020
New Video Showcases Effective Partnership for Drowning Prevention
Doan Thu Huyen speaking alongside HE Nguyen Thị Ha A Vietnamese livestreamed show that raised awareness for a critical drowning prevention program in Vietnam a…
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July 28, 2020
Why We Advocate
Why do we advocate? Improving public health laws and policies benefits entire populations. Policies shape the environments where people live, making it easie…
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March 30, 2020
From our programs to our people: How we’re responding to COVID-19
Messaging workshop in Nigeria, 2019 The coronavirus pandemic is exposing longstanding health systems gaps and creating additional risks for people who were alr…
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December 23, 2019
Year in Review: 10 Advocacy Stories from 2019
Each year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator works with local partners across the globe to advocate for policies that improve health and save lives. In 2019…
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September 9, 2019
Where We Work
Mariana de Araujo Ferraz, the Brazil in-country coordinator for GHAI’s obesity prevention program. Where do we work?  We’ve just added an interactive map tha…
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August 5, 2019
Advocate Spotlight: Doan Thu Huyen
What is one of the projects you are working on, and why is it important? Every year, about 360,000 people around the world lose their lives by drowning. More t…
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June 11, 2019
Children Imagine a World Without Drowning Deaths
GHAI is supporting implementing partners to prevent child drowning in Vietnam, and we’re in the middle of a critical window to save lives.  When schools l…
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June 3, 2019
Saving Lives Through Drowning Prevention in Vietnam
On May 25, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator supported the Government of Vietnam’s kickoff of the National Action Month for Children. An annual event that p…

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