1:41 PM, 28/08/2008

PM’s opinions on some foreign-funded projects

VGP – The PM gave permissions on August 26 to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Việt Nam Lawyers’ Association to take over foreign-funded projects separately.

The MoH will adopt the 24-month Project "Capacity increasing in research and training activities of the Injury Prevention and Policy Research Center, Public Health University, stage 1, 2008-2009" granted with a non-refundable aid by the US Atlantic Philanthropies.

The Government chief allowed the Việt Nam Lawyers’ Association to undertake the Project “Boosting the prevention of domestic violence and women’s participation into political life in ten provinces of Việt Nam". Funded by the US Regional Fund for Women Affairs, the project will be carried out for one year in ten provinces of Tuyên Quang, Bắc Ninh, Thanh Hóa, Phú Thọ, Hòa Bình, Hà Tĩnh, Nam Định, Yên Bái, Thừa Thiên Huế, and Bình Định

On the same day, the PM approved the portfolio "Purchase of rail tracks for railway maintenance and repair" using preferential credits from the Austrian Government. Out of the total package of €50 million, the first loan is worth of €10 million.

By Hoàng Phương

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