Experts discuss ways to combat infectious diseases
Local and international health experts discussed measures to confront infectious diseases at an international conference which opened in Hanoi on November 13.
Le Thi Huong, Dean from the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School, speaks at the conference in Hanoi on November 13 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Local andinternational health experts discussed measures to confront infectious diseasesat an international conference which opened in Hanoi on November 13.
“One Health Academic Challenges: PreparingToday’s Workforce to Combat Tomorrow’s Infectious Diseases”, was organised bythe Hanoi Medical University, the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Schooland the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN).
“We live in a fragile and connected world wherea disease can easily transmit across the globe in just a matter ofdays. Experts say that the next outbreak or epidemic is inevitable, butpreventing it from becoming a pandemic is possible,” said Le Thi Huong, Dean ofthe Preventive Medicine and Public Health School.
Huong said university members needed tostrengthen the One Health network to provide education and training forstudents and in-service health professionals
“Today I ask you to join with many others toexplore the academic challenges and strengthen the One Health project toprepare the current and future workforce to combat any global health securitythreats that will hit us,” said Huong.
Delegates also shared their research andexperience in building a sustainable One Health workforce to ensure that eachcountry can effectively respond to any infectious disease threat.
Established in 2011, SEAOHUN currently has fournational country networks in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, with67 member universities.
The network’s mission is to link and empowerleading universities in Southeast Asia to generate social and intellectualcapital on One Health against infectious disease threats.-VNA
Vietnam’s national cancer control strategy needed to address the serious problem of infectious agents, which cause more than 20 percent of malignancies in the world, said Prof Nguyen Chan Hung, Chairman of the Vietnam Cancer Society.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long laid stress on the importance of immunisation for public health and calling parents to get their children fully and properly vaccinated at a meeting held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on June 15.
Hospitals and clinics in Vietnam have started implementing surveillance of nosocomial infections and monitoring the hospital-infection control process, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien said at a recent meeting.
Hospitals in the southern region have admitted many patients diagnosed with hand-foot-mouth disease, measles or upper respiratory infections as the peak season for contagious diseases has arrived.
Health experts have urged parents to have their babies fully vaccinated in order to create a barrier of immunisation for the whole community as several infectious diseases are raging across the country.
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All drugs entering hospitals must have a clear origin, so counterfeit drugs are only in the market, not in hospital, affirmed Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan.
To achieve its goal of becoming a developed nation by 2045, Vietnam is prioritising the integration of AI and digital tools into the training of future doctors, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Dean of Medicine at University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi.
Health experts called for collective disease prevention and integrated solutions to achieve zero dengue deaths in the country at an online talk show on June 14.
The PM called for closer, broader, and more effective cooperation with Vietnamese partners, guided by the principles of mutual benefit, joint efforts, shared outcomes, and common development, including promoting stronger public-private partnerships and collaboration with businesses.
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Leading Vietnamese companies specialising in respiratory and dermatological treatments, traditional medicine, immune support supplements, and functional foods will have an opportunity to connect with international distributors and secure export deals.
The project aimed to enable early detection and reduce the risk of dangerous complications, targeting patients with chronic diabetes, cardiovascular conditions and metabolic disorders.
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All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
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The Red Journey has become the country’s largest and most effective blood donation campaign, leaving a strong impression on the national voluntary blood donation movement.
This case marks the ninth fetal cardiac intervention conducted in HCM City, and it was considered the most technically demanding to date due to the fetus’s extremely early gestational age and the severity of the condition as diagnosed with aortic atresia.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Vietnam’s traditional medicine took centre stage at the International Congress Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, held on May 25-26 in the Cuban city of Varadero, amid growing global interest in sustainable healthcare solutions.
Under the agreement, VNVC and Sanofi will gradually implement technology transfers to enable domestic production of several key Sanofi vaccines that are widely used in Vietnam. In addition, Sanofi will support VNVC in training human resources and quality management in vaccine research and manufacturing.
Despite the ongoing global circulation and unpredictable developments of SARS-CoV-2, the World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn’t issued new warnings about COVID-19, said the Ministry of Health.
Le Thi Huong, Dean from the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School, speaks at the conference in Hanoi on November 13 (Photo: VNA) 
