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PANO – The Vietnam Federation on Disability, in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announced six new projects supporting persons with disabilities in Vietnam for the 2015 – 2020 period on October 27th in Hanoi.

The projects are to support those with disabilities in their development, with the involvement of their families, local authorities and wider society.

USAID’s support projects focus on supporting the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, enhancing coordination and law enforcement relating to persons with disabilities, improving rehabilitation service systems and providing direct assistance for persons with disabilities via physical, occupational, and lingual therapies.

Translated by Hong Thanh