PROJECT DATA SHEET
Project Name:
National experts on baseline data collection for the resultbased monitoring system of the program –
Support to decentralized health system
Country:
Vietnam
Project Location within Country:
Ha Noi, Thanh Hoa, Yen Bai and Phu Yen
Name of Client/Address:
GTZ Vietnam
Project Management Unit: Room 305-306 E1 Building, 6 Dang Van Ngu Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi
Start year: 2010
Completion year: 2010
Description of Project:
Since February of 2009, GTZ has supported the implementation of the Vietnamese strategy to improve access
to premium quality health services for all strata of the population aiming at improving the general health
status in a programmatic approach.
The overall goal of the Program “Support to Decentralized Health Systems in Vietnam” was: to ensure the
poor population in selected provinces of Vietnam has access to quality assured health care through
decentralized health services.
Description of Actual Services Provided:
Mekong Economics Ltd. provided a Team of Consultants that conducted the following services:
• Agreed with the project team on the selection of health facilities/districts under GDC support in three
provinces
• Discussed with the project team the scope of questions regarding; knowledge on school health, which
should include general knowledge of the symptoms, the possibility of lifelong impairment, treatment and
referral offers
• Proposed to and discussed with the project team the arrangement of standards and guidelines for health
facilities and health care delivery on different levels of the system, which could be used for comparison
over time
• Developed a survey methodology and defined a survey sample size
• Cooperated with the Provincial Department of Health and the Provincial Project team during the period of
implementation
• Analyzed and documented survey findings
• Presented the survey results at a debriefing meeting
Funding Source: GTZ Vietnam
Firm Name: Mekong Economics Ltd