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The Sydney Vietnam Institute event highlighted the vital work undertaken by University of Sydney researchers in public health and training ‘animal disease detectives’ in South-East Asia. The event in Hanoi highlighted the vital work University of Sydney scientists and health researchers are undertaking with partners in Vietnam and South-East Asia to improve health outcomes. The […]

Close out workshop of V-RESIST study – Confronting drug resistant bacteria in Vietnam 1 November 2022 On November 1, 2022 in Hanoi, the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Vietnam organized the close-out workshop for V-RESIST “Combating the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant infectious diseases in Vietnam”. The workshop was attended by the Deputy Ambassador

Audit – feedback strategy in district health facilities with participation of Australian team 5 July 2022 Audit feedback is one of the key strategies in V-RESIST to support improving appropriate use of antibiotics at district hospitals. International and national experts of V-RESIST have worked together to locally adapt approach and NAPS (National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey)

Direct handing-on knowledge and experience on antibiotic use with review of real cases to district hospital doctors and pharmacists 27 June 2022 In 2022, the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in collaboration with many well experienced experts on infectious diseases and clinical pharmacy for adults and pediatrics from Bach Mai hospital, National pediatrics hospital, Hanoi

Building capacity for AMS committees and teams to improve appropriate use of antibiotics at district hospitals 5 May 2022 The AMS committees and teams played critical roles in implementing AMS activities, especially for improvement on appropriate use of antibiotics, at hospitals. In 2021-2022, the AMS committees and teams with hospital leaders and key clinical doctors

Deploying a comprehensive intervention package to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics at district hospitals 11 March 2022 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health crisis with many available antibiotics are no longer effective for common infections. Vietnam is a hotspot for the emergence of drug resistant disease. The Vietnamese Government has set AMR as

Webinar with Fulbright scholars on Expanding access to COVID-19 vaccine and responsibilities of the government 27 June 2021 Four criteria for vaccine selection Dr. Nguyen Thu Anh, Country Director of Woolcock Medical Research Institute in Vietnam, Senior Clinical Lecturer at Sydney University (Australia) emphasized four criteria for a successful vaccination program: the first is safe,