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Wellness Global Foundation News
 

New Staff Members Join Wellness Global Foundation

WGF is welcoming two new staff members to our team.  AJ Sakaguchi joins as an associate director specializing in project management and Dr. Dong Xuan Kisne Do Thi joins as our new agricultural expert. Learn More.

Read more about their stories here.

Wellness Global Foundation's Executive Director chosen as Sisters to the Planet Ambassador.

Wellness Global Foundation's Executive Director Kim Behan was recently chosen to be one of Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassador. The Sisters on the Planet Initiative is part of a new social justice program begun by Oxfam America to address a variety of interconnected issues, including food security, gender inequality, climate crisis, hunger and poverty. Learn More.
Dr. Kim Hai Bui named Ambassador for the Provincial Government of  Liège
Dr. Kim Hai Bui, one of the Board of Directors and Founders of Wellness Global Foundation, was given the title of  d'Ambassadeur du Gouvernement Provincial de Liège. Learn More.

Cardiac Surgery in Vietnam: Dr. Natzi Reports on WGF's Cardiac Mission

In May 2007, a surgical team from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, (CHU) a university hospital in Liège, Belgium, conducted an initial mission to Hospital 115 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The team faces a very important challenge: Building upon and expanding surgical cardiac adult services in the public Hospital 115 in Ho Chi Minh City. See More.

Dr. Natzi will be heading to Vietnam in February 2011 for another Cardiovascular Mission. More updates coming soon.



Oxfam Report Endorses Highly Effective Rice Growing Method

A recent Oxfam report endorses investment in a new growing method, System of Rice Intensification (SRI). This new method allows farmers to grow more rice using less water. The new report is partly based on experiences from farmers in Vietnam. Using this new method, Oxfam's report found that Vietnamese farmers were able to increase their incomes by about 50%. This new method has the potential to help the world's poor farm more effectively and offers a way to adapt to climate change. Read more about SRI in Vietnam.

Read the full report here.

Subject News

The Race for Rice

Pamela Whitby assesses rice production in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. The process of Vietnamese rice production, competition with African countries, and hardships of rice production all are discussed.

Read the whole story on BBC News

Vietnam Congress Confirms New Leadership Trio

The Communist Party of Vietnam has reappointed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung for another Term in the Politburo at it's five year Congress.

 See the Full BBC News Story Here

Shift in Vietnam's Leadership as Party Boss Apologizes

The ruling Communist Party ended a major congress Wednesday with the announcement of several changes in the countries Hierarchy, and what amounted to an apology by the party's chief for the performance of the nation;s leaders over the past five years.

Read the Rest of Seth Mydan's Story of the New York Times

Vietnam Confronts Economic Quagmire

Hammer and sickle flags are flying here as Ho Chi Minh City, the seemingly irrepressible bastion of Vietnamese capitalism, dutifully marks the start on Tuesday of the Communist Party's National Congress, an event held every five years to chart the course of a country that has witnessed an economic miracle in recent decades.

Read the Rest of Thomas Fuller's New York Times' Article
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