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Combating the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistant infectious diseases in Vietnam

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COVID-19 pandemic has minimal impact on the performance of the Vietnam National TB program in 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has minimal impact on the performance of the Vietnam National TB program in 2020 15th February 2022 Vietnam is a high-burden TB country and ranks among the top 30 high-burden countries for multidrug-resistant/rifampin-resistant (MDR/RR) TB. However, by the end of 2020, Vietnam had one of the lowest rates of reported COVID-19 cases in […]

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Serological evaluation of the community spread of SARS-CoV-2 (2021)

As a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Vietnam enforced strict quarantine, contact tracing and physical distancing policies resulting in one of the lowest numbers of individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) globally. We conducted this survey to determine the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody positivity among high-risk populations in Vietnam. A

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Stigma and mass media: COVID-19 related experience

Stigma and mass media: COVID-19 related experience 28 Feburary 2021 Vietnam has so far successfully managed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Re-opening the economy would require extensive collective public and government action, while balancing adherence to COVID-19 mitigation guidelines. Thus long term psychological impacts of COVID-19 must be taken into account as individuals will continue

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Recommendations on health system preparedness to scale up COVID-19 vaccination

The global drive to vaccinate against severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) began in December 2020 with countries in Europe, Middle East, and North America leading the roll out of a mass-vaccination program. We conducted a systematic review on current practice and early outcomes of COVID-19 mass-vaccination, guiding countries where roll-out is yet to commence. Link

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V-RESIST Stakeholder Newsletter

Presentation and exchanging ideas at the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health V-RESIST Study offered scholarships for researchers from the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, the National Lung Hospital, Quang Nam Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital, and Ton Duc Thang University to attend the 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health. This international conference was held

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