ASPAC-NGO
The Asia-Pacific NGO on Drug and Substance Abuse Prevention

Room#510, 2nd Building , 5th Floor , 5 Din Daeng Road, Phyathai District, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Tel. + 662-6409340 (Overseas), 0-2245-9403 (Domestic) Fax.+ 662-6409340
E-mail :
aspacngo@webmail.aspacngo.org
       
INTRODUCTION OF HEDO
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         The Highland Education Development Organization (HEDO), a Non-Governmental Organization was established in 1990 in Vietnam. HEDO is a member of ASEAN’s International Federation of Non-Government Organization’ Drug Abuse Prevention Group. HEDO is recognized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as a NGO in drug abuse prevention in Vietnam.
         Its primary work is in developing education, health and science in the isolated communities in the remote mountainous provinces. It also focuses on charity fundraising to implement child care, hunger eradication poverty reduction and prevention of drug abuse and HIV especially among the poorest ethnic minorities.
         HEDO has carried out a number of projects and programs for the remote and mountainous provinces such as:

   
  • Training over 500 doctors in drug prevention.
  • Training over 600 nurses and midwives in the reduction of mother to child transmission of HIV infection.
   
  • Drug prevention in schools
  • Drug and HIV prevention in teenagers.
  • Prevention of HIV through unsafe drug injection and sexual behaviour.
   
  • Opium eradication, replacement and demand reduction.
  • Assistance with detoxification and drug rehabilitation for drug addicts.
  • Implementing a family planning program in Tuyen Quang province (Sponsored by Department of Department of NGOs of the European Community).
   
For more information of HEDO, please Click at  
URL : http://hedo-vietnam.tripod.com