On 27^th December 2009, the Social Health Assessment Research & Education Institute (SHARE Institute) have visited the Institute for Reproductive and Family Health (RaFH).

From 27^th September to 2^nd October, 2009, Dr Nguyen Thi Hoai Duc participated the XXVI International Population Conference in Marrakech, Morocco. The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population is the co-hosts of this Conference.

From 2-4, September, 2009, the director of Institute for Reproductive and Family Health, Dr Nguyen Thi Hoai Duc participated the NGOs Forum in Berlin, Germany. The Forum was held after 15 years of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo; not only to take stock of what has been achieved so far but also, particularly, to take a joint look ahead and even now to be thinking beyond 2014 and 2015. The NGO forum Global Partners in Action: NGO Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Development aims to strengthen NGOs working in partnership to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for sustainable development in an uncertain and interdependent world. The Government of Germany and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are the co-hosts of this Forum.

          The delegation had chances to directly visit project areas in the second phase, delegation met and participated in club meeting activities such as “Women help women” at Gia Thuy commune, “Friendly father and son” at Phu Son commune, Nho Quan district.