Viet Nam
General Country Information
Capital: Hanoi
Population: 89,571,130 (July 2010 est.)
Form of Government: Unitary Socialist Republic; Single-party State
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 29.591 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 70 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 170,689 (2009)
Internet users: 20.834 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.29
World Rank 2005/2006: 126
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
National Disability Action Plan
National Action Plan to Support People with Disabilities (2006-2010)
Disability Policy Website
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Can Tho Organization of Persons with Disabilities
91/31-30/4 Street, Hung Loi Ward
Can Tho
Vietnam
Email: hongnga58@hcm.vnn.vn
Tel: +84-71-838-427 / +84-0918-886236
Club of Young Disabled Vocational
413 Le Van Sy Street
Ward 12 . Dist.3, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Email: dya-hcmc@hcm.vnn.vn
Tel: +84-90-865092
Disability Resource and Development
35-37 Ho Hao Hon Street
Co Giang Ward, District 1
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Tel: +84-8920-5519
Fax: +84-8920-6254
Hanoi Self-Help Club for People with Disabilities
14A Han Thuyen
Hanoi
Vietnam
Email: bluemoon@fpt.vn
Tel: +84-824-6670
Fax: +84-824-6670
Hue Medical School Office of Genetic Counseling and Disabled Children
Hue Medical College
01 NGO Quyen
Hue
Vietnam
http://bgp.nu/~regan/OGCDC
Email: ogcdc@dng.vnn.vn
Tel: +84-5-483-3694
Fax: +84-5-482-6269
Inclusive Development Action
3rd Floor, 214 Nguyen Luong Bang Street
Dong Da
Ha noi
Vietnam
Email: forum@idea.org.vn
Tel: +84-4-513-1389
Fax: +84-4-513-1390
Office of Disability Technical Assistance
131 Bui Thi Xuan, 4th Floor
Ha Noi
Vietnam
Email: odta@hn.vnn.vn
Tel: +84-978-3551 / +84-978-3552
Fax: +84-978-3553
Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped
P.O. Box 6554
McLean, Virginia, 22106
United States of America
http://www.vnah-hev.org
Email: vnah1@aol.com
Tel: +84-703-847-9582
Fax: +84-703-448-8207
Vietnam Blind Association
139 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street
Hanoi
Vietnam
Email: haitran_vba@yahoo.com
Tel: +84-48-45-20-60
Fax: +84-48-45-25-37
Vietnam Rehabilitation Association
Viennhi (IPCH)
Hanoi
Vietnam
Tel: +84-4-343-700
Fax: +84-4-347-448