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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

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,

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

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

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

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

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