Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 2: Addressing mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies (33IC/19/R2) – Vietnam Red Cross Society

¿ Ha incorporado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en los planes estratégicos u operativos pertinentes?

Los compromisos han sido incorporados en
estrategia
política
plan operativo

A nacional nivel

Explicación:

Vietnam Red Cross Development Strategy to 2030, vision to 2045 “Innovation for sustainable development” includes content on first aid and psychological support in the field of health care and prevention, disaster response, epidemics and in emergency situations. The VNRC organizes First Aid activities and has a number of psychological first aid activities including: food support, food, drinking water, family kits, mobile toilets… for subjects affected by natural disasters and catastrophes.

Responding to pandemics and emergency epidemics such as the COVID-19 epidemic, VNRC has provided assistance to people in epidemic areas, agricultural product consumption points supporting farmers epidemic areas, family shopping bags distributed at home to people in blockaded areas, free rice ATM  transporting patients and bringing people back to their hometowns; Transporting medical supplies, necessities, giving away free oxygen tanks, supporting the purchase of medicine and necessities for patients; Health consultation, quick test; providing ventilators, masks, epidemic prevention kits, and support for families and COVID-19 patients; provide Wi-fi broadcasting equipment; mobilize and provide epidemic prevention equipment: oxygen ventilators, negative pressure air filtration rooms, cardboard beds, antiseptic water…

First aid activities are deployed in some localities when assisting, contacting, calling emergency services for victims, and trained volunteers collect and provide information related to victims. to coordinate with relevant units to bring victims to medical facilities; Coordinated 01 training session on initial psychological first aid for the provincial response team in the emergency relief program. However, other activities in the field of mental health and psychological first aid such as treatment support; Connecting to treatment and in-depth consultation; Training, coaching, professional communication in this field, psychological first aid… do not have the resources to deploy and implement.

Ha trabajado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución con otros asociados para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

En asociación con:
gobierno y/o autoridades públicas
CICR/Federación Internacional

Ejemplos de cooperación:

Related ministries, governmental agencies, mass organizations have regulations, circulars and regulations on how to respond to natural disasters, where VNRC is participated.

In the field of disaster prevention and response: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention; Department of Hydrometeorology, National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting: have collaborated with VNRC in the areas of disaster prevention and response field Providing trigger thresholds, providing disaster-based forecast, work as assigned by the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

For the health care sector: Participate as a member of the National Steering Committee on responding to epidemics and pandemics; coordinate and work with relevant departments, agencies and institutes of the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education and Training; National Traffic Safety Committee…

The IFRC has supported VNRC for integrating funding allocation on first aid and psychological first aid activities; 01 officer of the VNRC was trained in psychological first aid.

¿Ha habido dificultades para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

Dificultades en relación con:
recursos humanos
limitaciones de financiación
falta de conocimientos o de pericia específica
falta de capacidad y/o de apoyo (técnico, financiero o de otra índole)

Describa detalladamente estas dificultades:

Resources to deploy psychological first aid activities are limited; Funding to implement this activity is not yet available. The VNRC has not yet organized training of trainers and for volunteers There has not been training for trainers and volunteers to widely deploy; There is no set of documents… on psychological first aid. Currently, there is only 1 officer of the Vietnam Red Cross Society trained in psychological first aid. Appoint 01 officer to participate in the Asia Pacific Mental Health Support and Psychological First Aid network (AP MHPSS).

The implementation activities of the VNRC mainly focus on First Aid: providing immediate assistance to sick or injured people until professional help arrives. First aid interventions aim to preserve life, relieve suffering, prevent further illness or injury, and promote recovery

¿Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en el trabajo y la dirección del Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución?

Tipo de repercusión:
fortalecimiento de la cooperación entre el gobierno o las autoridades públicas y la Sociedad Nacional
aumento de la eficacia y la eficiencia de los programas y operaciones
incremento en la movilización de recursos

Describa detalladamente las repercusiones:

The collaboration with the Ministries, governmental agencies and local aurthorities are important for carrying out humanitarian assistance in our country context.

5. Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en las comunidades a las que el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución presta servicios?

Describa las repercusiones:

The VNRC commits for continuing in the implementation of the Resolution