🌐 SCDI is excited to introduce Hiểu về Lao - a Vietnamese TB information website designed to make clear, reliable, and accessible knowledge available to everyone.

🌟 November Recap 🌟 November at SCDI was full of community-driven action, shared learning, and progress across health, education, and child development programs 🌿 👉 Discover the full November highlights here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/scdi...

🎗️ World AIDS Day 2025: a journey of courage, change & community From a time when HIV meant fear, stigma, and invisibility, to today - where community strength drives care, dignity, and hope. This journey has been shaped by the people once left behind.

DREAMH in Vietnam: placing mental health at the heart of the #HIV response through community interventions. Peer-led rapid screening, psychosocial support, gender-sensitive training — Nguyễn Minh Trang tells us about this field-tested model. 👉 linitiative.expertisefrance.fr/en/dreamh-su...

Strengthening community-led HIV responses in Hai Phong 🇻🇳 SCDI joined the 35-year Scientific Conference on HIV/AIDS, sharing insights from community-driven research, including the DRIVE study and the Global Fund–VUSTA community-led HIV model.

🌿 We are grateful to @linitiative.bsky.social for featuring the DREAMH project in their article, highlighting a journey that began many years ago and continues to evolve today. 🔗 Read the article here: linitiative.expertisefrance.fr/en/dreamh-su...

DRIVE-TB has launched its 4th RDS round in Hai Phong with community partners Hai Dang and Vong Tay Be Ban. This round aims to engage 1,000 people with AI CXR, GeneXpert, and HIV screening, in close collaboration with Hai Phong CDC and UMP to expand early, equitable TB care. 💪

DENGAGE is wrapping up its final days in Dak Lak, Vietnam 🦟 Nearly 1,566/1,650 residents across 10 communes have joined serological testing and KAP surveys, despite storms and difficult field conditions.

SCDI at #APCS2025 in KL! 🇻🇳🇲🇾 We proudly shared data from our C-FLASH project, supported by ViiV Healthcare, on essential digital outreach & the need to expand chemsex interventions beyond MSM to include heterosexual populations.

SCDI at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 🌟 This #UnionConf2025, we proudly shared our two community models - Community System to End TB (CSET) and the DRIVE-TB project - that bring TB services closer to those who need them most.

Across Nov 13-15 at our Community Meeting 2025 event, partners and community members came together to explore how communities can protect their health amid climate change and social shifts. Discussions highlighted the key role of community networks in HIV and TB responses. 💚

💊 Honored to welcome @medicinespatentpool.org to visit community-based organizations in Hanoi, with the connection from ViiV Healthcare. Together, we shared how community-led HIV prevention and care are helping expand access to essential medicines and health services for all.

🌿 Community Meeting 2025: Where connection sparks action Three days of heartfelt sharing, learning, and co-creating solutions for a healthier, more inclusive future. It wasn’t just a meeting - it was the power of community and compassion in motion. 💚

🌿 Breaking the Cycle is now featured at the Human Act Prize 2025 Exhibition at the headquarters of Nhan Dan Newspaper near Hoan Kiem Lake, continuing its journey at Human Act Prize 2025 by sharing stories of perseverance, connection, and community-led change. 🎉

🌿 SCDI launches the DreamH Project, strengthening #MentalHealth care where stigma and limited access still hold people back. With 15+ years alongside vulnerable communities, we continue creating spaces where everyone feels seen, heard, and supported on their path to recovery.

On the ground with local communities in Dak Lak, Vietnam, we are actively carrying out dengue serosurvey and KAP studies in 10 communes, empowering communities and improving prevention efforts for a healthier, safer future. 👍 @anrs-mie.bsky.social

Children in SCDI’s Breaking the Cycle program in HCMC 🇻🇳 had an exciting visit to OUCRU’s Immunization Research Department to explore how science works through lab tours, games, and inspiring talks with real scientists.

In Que Phong, Nghe An, our RDS team is reaching people where they are providing HIV screening, counseling, and treatment support under the Global Fund HIV/AIDS Project. 272 people reached, ⅔ of HIV-positive clients started ART, 14 referred to methadone treatment.

🌱 Exciting update: Our program #BreakingtheCycle will begin a new chapter in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, continuing its mission to keep children in school and build community resilience. 🎉

💪 From community to community, CSET members visit every home, helping find, support, and connect people affected by TB to care within the Global Fund project to fight TB. Through empathy and action, they are closing the gaps in TB prevention and building hope for a future free of TB in Vietnam.

From award milestones to community care and stronger health collaborations, October was full of inspiring progress at SCDI 🌿 🌟 Catch up on our October highlights here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/scdi...

🌿 Strengthening community-led HIV prevention and harm reduction through the “New Challenges – New Solutions” initiative. Together with the unwavering support of ViiV Healthcare and dedication of our community partners, we’re building inclusive, stigma-free support systems for those most in need. 💪

SCDI’s Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment Program joined the SMART Recovery Regional Facilitator Training, connecting with peers across Asia to strengthen community-based recovery support. 💙

🎉 We’re moving forward: The #BreakingtheCycle program by SCDI is now among 27 finalists of the Human Act Prize 2025! This is a meaningful step in our journey to build sustainable, community-driven change for children and families. 💗

🎉 SCDI is proud to join @cirad.bsky.social's GREASE network, advancing the #OneHealth approach that connects human, animal, and environmental well-being. From Oct 27–29, we joined regional partners to turn research into action for a healthier, sustainable future. 🌿

SCDI is proud to share that our Breaking the Cycle program has been chosen to participate in the Human Act Prize 2025 - an annual national award celebrating those who persevere in service to community well-being. 🎉

Deep learning, shared voices, & a journey that continues 🌱 At our #REGENERATE session, communities working on HIV, TB, malaria & health equity gathered to reflect, learn & act for inclusive care.

Communities are at the heart of the fight to #EndTB. Through Challenge Facility for Civil Society (CFCS), they’re leading change: reaching people most affected, breaking barriers, and building hope. ✍️ Sign TBPeople's petition to sustain CFCS: tbpeopleukraine.com/en/petytsiya/

Young people who use substances often live under the weight of stigma and untreated mental health struggles, trapped in a cycle few can break alone. Community outreach workers become their bridge to care, meeting them with patience, trust, and hope for healing. 🌱

🌱 September Recap Last month, SCDI continued working alongside communities and partners to strengthen care, education, and inclusion. Each activity reflected steady efforts to stay close to those we serve. 👉 Explore the month’s highlights here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/scdi...

🌍 Today in Hanoi, SCDI had the honor of welcoming representatives from @expertisefrance.bsky.social, @afd-france.bsky.social & French Embassy in Vietnam. Together with our community partners, we shared frontline stories from the #HIVresponse and the power of community-led, evidence-based care.

🌿 Over the past 2 weeks, CSET carried out community-led TB screening under the Global Fund project to Fight Tuberculosis. More than 1,700 people were reached, hundreds received counseling, and 2 TB cases were detected for prompt treatment.

🌱 Sharing, listening, and learning together. On Sept 23, SCDI hosted 50+ Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) students & lecturers in Hanoi with community org partners, building bridges of understanding and sparking new ideas for the future.💚

TB is curable, yet millions lose school, work, and dignity each year. The solution is clear: fund communities. 📝Sign TBpeople's petition to demand $20M annually for survivor-led TB action. 👉 tbpeopleukraine.com/en/petytsiya/ #EndTB #FundCommunities

🌱 For many young people we've met, opening up about mental health takes courage, especially with the weight of stigma. Through care and understanding, trust begins to grow, and with it, the first steps toward a healing journey that can truly last.

🌱 Mental health interventions need more than expertise - they need empathy, patience & companionship. At SCDI, we were fortunate to work with our dedicated "companions" who made mental health care accessible & restored hope. 👉 Read their stories here: scdi.org.vn/en/stories/t...

📚 With a new school year ahead, we're once again reminded that preparing children is more than notebooks and pencils. Our August was also about nurturing dreams, easing family burdens, and strengthening communities so every child can step into class with confidence. 💚

For many families, hardship passes quietly from one generation to the next, leaving children without even the basics. 🌱 SCDI’s Breaking the Cycle is about changing that, with education and the quiet strength of those who walk beside them. 👉 Read about this journey: scdi.org.vn/en/stories/b...

📚 Education is a sustainable path out of poverty, but many kids still face health, paperwork, or financial barriers. In 2024, SCDI continued working with families & communities to ensure every child can go to school, stay there & thrive in a safe, opportunity-rich environment.

🎯 Supporting in getting health insurance is one of SCDI’s key interventions to reduce the healthcare cost burden for poor families. 🌱In 2024, we continued these efforts by supporting insurance access, guiding effective use, and covering extra costs to move closer to achieving #UHC.

💖 At SCDI, young people are vibrant pieces of our puzzle: talented, passionate, and committed to working with communities, for communities. 📷 This #InternationalYouthDay, we sat down to hear their stories of belief, effort, and change built day by day.

🌱 In July, voices from communities reminded us: care makes a difference, dreams matter, and change happens slowly, with patience, trust, and support. 💖 That’s how we move forward. Together. 👉 Look back on our July highlights here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/scdi...

It’s summer break in Vietnam, but our Breaking the Cycle project isn’t taking a break 🌞 Last weekend, kids in Hà Nội and Hải Phòng joined hands-on events filled with art, food, and stories of hope, which helped nurture their dreams, confidence, and community. 💫

🗓️ In 2024, SCDI continued community-led efforts to reach those hit hardest by TB - people living in poverty and facing multiple hardships. #EndingTB takes more than meds. It takes support, trust, and walking with the community every step of the way. ♥

📌 Women living with HIV are six times more likely to develop cervical cancer than those who aren’t. That’s why in 2024, we made HPV screening and prevention for women living with HIV one of the key focuses of our HIV programs. 💪 Take a look at what we've achieved so far 👇

Ending AIDS is a long road - and SCDI walks it with communities. 🤝 🌱 In 2024, despite various challenges, our HIV programs still reached the most people and hit 70% of targets in just 4 months. These positive results are possible because communities lead the way. 💪

🌱 Strengthening community networks has always been a priority for SCDI – and in a year full of challenges like 2024, it became more crucial than ever. 💪 Each of these achievements reflects the quiet determination of individuals and the collective strength of the communities we work with.

June was a month of listening, learning, and growing at SCDI. 🌱✨ From exchanging ideas across borders to reflecting on our programs, every insight helps us better support those who need it most. 💙 👉 Dive into our June highlights here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/scdi...

At SCDI, we believe the path to overcoming drug dependency starts with understanding, not rejection. To truly #BreakTheCycle of stigma, poverty, and illness, we focus on building empathetic, holistic intervention programs that meet people where they are.

✨ On June 17–18, SCDI held an international symposium in Ninh Binh to reflect on our comprehensive intervention program for PWUD. Together, we celebrated milestones, shared lessons, and charted future directions for #mentalhealth interventions 💪♥🌱 🌟 Dive deeper here: scdi.org.vn/en/news/refl...