Tag: 2026

To strengthen mental health support for persons with disabilities and their family members, on June 10th and 12th, 2026, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in coordination with the Department of Health, organized the first meetings of three mental health support groups in Vinh Hoang, Gio Linh, and Trieu Phong communes. The activity is part of the project “Independent living and social inclusion for persons with disabilities in Quang Tri, Vietnam” funded by Green Cross Switzerland (GCCH) through ACDC.

April 18th each year is observed as the Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities under the Law on Persons with Disabilities (2010). In 2026, the Ministry of Health announced the theme “Advancing the Participation Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Driving Transformative Development” to raise awareness and promote action across society.

As part of the 2026 Project Planning Workshop for the “Improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in provinces sprayed with Agent Orange” Project, Humanity & Inclusion (HI), together with provincial Departments of Health, implementing partners, and local stakeholders, reviewed key achievements in 2025 and discussed directions for the coming year.

On the mornings of June 11–12, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Departments of Health in Quang Nam Province and Hue City, organized two consecutive consultation meetings in Tam Ky City and Hue City. This series of events aimed to gather input from government agencies, associations, experts, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to finalize the integration of disability support into the Disaster Risk Reduction and Search & Rescue (DRR&SAR) Plan for the 2026–2030 period.

As a continuation of the series of activities to mainstream disability inclusion in the 2026 - 2030 disaster risk reduction plan, following the event held in Hue City on May 29, 2025, ACDC, in collaboration with the Quang Nam Provincial Association of Persons with Disabilities, organized a technical meeting on the morning of May 30, 2025, in Tam Ky City. The meeting aimed to discuss the integration of support for persons with disabilities into Quang Nam Province’s DRR plan for the 2026 - 2030 period.