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title: "Now available: Year 1 Report for Saving lives of mothers and children in Nepal and Vietnam"
date: 2018-02-08T16:14:00-05:00
author: Mike Mella
canonical_url: "https://healthbridge.ca/news/saving-lives-of-mothers-and-children-in-nepal-and-vietnam"
section: Noteworthy
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#### Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health & Rights

### Noteworthy Article 

 

 

   Date: February 8, 2018 

 

 

### Details

 

 [![](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/images/Saving_lives_Year_1_Report_HealthBridge_600x400.png)](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/library/HealthBridge__MNCHNepalVietnam_Annual_Report_Year_1_Apr16-Mar17_FINAL.pdf)[Read the Annual Report!](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/library/HealthBridge__MNCHNepalVietnam_Annual_Report_Year_1_Apr16-Mar17_FINAL.pdf)

The [2016 - 2017 Annual Technical Progress Report ](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/library/HealthBridge__MNCHNepalVietnam_Annual_Report_Year_1_Apr16-Mar17_FINAL.pdf)for *Strengthening Health Systems and Improving Nutrition in Nepal and Vietnam* (also known as *Saving lives of mothers and children in Nepal and Vietnam*) is now available online. The report describes the progress of the project over the period from 1 April 2016 to 31 March  
2017\.

In the report, HealthBridge details challenges, successes and progress of the project in its first year of implementation. Key achievements from Year 1 include:

- Developing Project Implementation Plans and Annual Work Plans for Year 1 and Year 2;
- Collecting and analysing baseline data in Nepal and Vietnam;
- Training new and existing community health workers in both countries;
- Equipping health workers and facilities with much-needed tools and materials to reach the most remote women and children.

[Read the full report](https://healthbridge.ca/images/uploads/library/HealthBridge__MNCHNepalVietnam_Annual_Report_Year_1_Apr16-Mar17_FINAL.pdf) for more information on progress of the project in Year 1.

The project *Strengthening Health Systems and Improving Nutrition in Nepal and Vietnam* is being implemented over a four year period from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2020 in Nepal and Vietnam. To implement the project, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada is working in collaboration with its local partners HealthBridge Vietnam, the [Centre for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population](http://ccihp.org/?lang=eng) (Vietnam) and the [International Nepal Fellowship](https://www.inf.org/).