Tag: Hue city

In response to the Month of Action for Children 2026 and on the occasion of International Children's Day June 1st, the Center for Social Work and the Children's Protection Fund under the Hue City Department of Health organized the “Festival for Children in Special Circumstances 2026” in Hue City on June 3rd 2026. The event aimed to create a recreational and interactive space where children receiving care at social protection centers and child care facilities across the city could participate in activities, socialize, and showcase their talents and interests. ACDC was honored to be one of the organizations supporting the event through the provision of scholarships for children in special circumstances.

From October 2025 to November 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) distributed assistive devices and prostheses to 10 persons with disabilities in Thanh Thuy, Huong Thuy and Phu Bai wards of Hue City. This activity forms part of a series of rehabilitation interventions for persons with disabilities under the Project “Improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in provinces sprayed with Agent Orange (Inclusion 1 Project), under the leadership of National Action Center for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET) - Ministry of National Defense, coordinated by the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (CCIHP), and implemented by ACDC in the Central Vietnam region.

On September 13–14, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the health stations of Phu Bai, Huong Thuy, Thanh Thuy wards, and project partners in Hue City, organized a training session on caregiving skills for caregivers of persons with disabilities.

From August 23rd to 26th, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Hue City Department of Health, Hue City Rehabilitation Hospital, Huong Thuy Medical Center, and local health stations in Phu Bai, Huong Thuy, and Thanh Thuy wards, organized the initial session of home-based rehabilitation and healthcare for persons with disabilities. This activity followed the screening event in late July 2025, with a total of 51 persons with disabilities receiving home-based rehabilitation interventions and 41 receiving home-based healthcare support.

Following activities in Da Nang City and Quang Tri Province, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) coordinated with the Hue City Department of Health and the People’s Committees of Phu Bai, Phu Ho, Phong Dinh, and Thanh Thuy wards/communes to carry out home visits and a survey on livelihood support needs for 48 families with persons with disabilities in Hue City from August 13–14, 2025.

From July 25 to July 28, 2025, the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), in collaboration with the Department of Health, Huong Thuy Medical Center, and local ward health stations in Hue City, successfully organized a medical screening examination activity for more than 200 persons with disabilities. This activity was part of the project “Improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in provinces sprayed with Agent Orange.”

Following the success of the “Run with Persons with Disabilities” events held in 2019 and 2025 in Quang Tri, and in 2023 in Quang Nam, the 2025 edition of the event, titled “No Distance, No Limits”, took place on the morning of June 23, 2025. The event was held at Thuan An Beach No. 2, Thuan An Ward, Hue City. This activity was co-organized by the Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC), the Hue City Department of Health, and the Association of Persons with Disabilities – Protection of Persons with Disabilities and Orphans of Hue City. It is part of the project “Support to Improve the Quality of Life of Persons with Disabilities in Provinces Heavily Sprayed with Agent Orange,” implemented in Quang Tri, Hue City, and Quang Nam.