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International webinar to share experience on COVID-19 responses in Vietnam (2020-2021) 21 May 2022 During the webinar, we shared five key control measures used to effectively contain the COVID-19 pandemic, including: – First, Vietnam took early and strong actions. National policies prioritized the health of its people with mass mobilization of resources across sectors. Prior […]

WHO announces winners of inaugural Western Pacific Innovation Challenge 25 April 2022 More than 400 public health innovators submitted entries for the first World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Innovation Challenge: Innovation for the Future of Public Health. The Innovation Challenge aimed to identify solutions to better the health and well-being of people in the

Initiative to help Binh Duong recover and develop socio-economic after COVID-19 1st December 2021 On 1st of December, the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in collaboration with the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee held a webinar about the topic “Safe and flexible adaptation for Binh Duong province’s socio-economic recovery and development”. Prof. Dr.

ASEAN Vaccine Talk: Towards Vaccine Security & Self-Reliance for All 3 November 2021 With the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic threatening human health and social security across the region, there is a need for ASEAN as a regional body to coordinate the responses of Member States to contain the spread of the virus and

Technical assistance on COVID-19 Vaccine Access: Policy, Planning and Implementation 27 September 2021 In collaboration with the Australian National Center for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Vietnam will work with UNICEF Viet Nam to support the Ministry of Health (MoH) in two

Trainings for health workers in the South to prepare for the COVID-19 outbreak of Delta variant 13 September 2021 In September 2021, the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in collaboration with Vietnam Respiratory Society and the HCMC Political Academy conducted online trainings for health workers in the South to prepare for the COVID-19 outbreak of

Generating scientific evidence on effective public health measures to control COVID-19 outbreaks 1st May 2020 The virus SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted from person to person, mainly via respiratory droplets or touching of the nose, mouth and eyes after contact with contaminated surfaces. While symptomatic patients are believed to be most contagious, transmission from asymptomatic people may

The team at Woolcock Vietnam co-organized a community event to celebrate the launch of the VRESIST community study in Thach That district, Hanoi. The launch was part of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week on 23rd November 2019. The event was hosted by the local District People’s Committee, aiming at increasing the awareness of the appropriate

The AMRE seminar held on 18th November 2019 was led by CRE REDUCE, the Woolcock Vietnam, WHO, the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland, in partnership with collaborators from Ton Duc Thang University. The seminar brought together Asia-Pacific leaders in antimicrobial resistance research in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The seminar was relevant

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP INTERVENTION IN THE VIETNAMESE HEALTH SYSTEM: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL The V-RESIST Trial is a three year randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of an antibiotic stewardship intervention in 40 clinics in Vietnam. This is an opportunity for a highly motivated PhD student with an interest in antimicrobial stewardship