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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

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

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

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

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

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

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