The university level’s ceremony of doctoral dissertation defense on Public Health for Lao PhD candidate
On 25th February 2014, at the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH), there was the university level’s ceremony of doctoral dissertation defense on Public Health for Lao PhD candidate Khamphanh Prabouasone with the dissertation titled “Research on knowledge and practice of mothers on safe motherhood and pilot the intervention solution at Borikhamxay 2010-2011”
Attended the doctoral dissertation defence ceremony, there were leaders of HSPH and the Department of Post Graduate Training, her colleagues, friends, relatives, and others interested in the dissertation.
Photo: the Doctorate Committee chaired by Prof. Dr. Le Vu Anh
The Doctorate Committee was chaired by former HSPH Dean Prof. Dr. Le Vu Anh. The dissertation supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ngo Van Toan received many positive comments from the Committee. The childcare before and after the birth is the issue needing special attention in a difficult area with low-level facilities likes Borikhamxay. This is the first study performed in this field in the province, so that it will be a good reference and useful for future research.
Photo: PhD Candidate Khamphanh was presenting in front of the Committee
Despite some shortcomings such as not highlight the relationship between descriptive research and intervention studies, intervention package, and the need to do additional qualitative research, the study still gained great appreciation by the Committee for PhD candidate’s effort. In spite of encountering some language barriers or lacking of research funding, the PhD Candidate has successfully performed a valuable practical research, contributing to develop and improve the knowledge of mothers on safe motherhood at the local. After hard working moment, the Committee agreed to approve the PhD dissertation with a vote of 7 out of 7.
Photo: PhD Candidate took photo with the Committee