Phase 2 of TB control programme along Vietnam-Cambodia border begins Health

Phase 2 of TB control programme along Vietnam-Cambodia border begins

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has launched the second phase of its “Cross-border Tuberculosis control along the Vietnam and Cambodia border” project in partnership with Vietnam’s National Tuberculosis Control Programme and National Lung Hospital and Cambodia’s National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control.
70% of TB patients in working age group: workshop Health

70% of TB patients in working age group: workshop

Up to 70% of the tuberculosis (TB) patients are of the working age group, which has affected both households’ economic well-being and the national economy, Health Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan told a workshop in Hanoi on March 24.
Thailand to produce tuberculosis test kit World

Thailand to produce tuberculosis test kit

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) under the Thai Ministry of Public Health has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AEC Healthcare on the transfer of DMSc-TB FastAmp (TB-LAMP) kit production technology, aiming to support tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control.
Scientists stir up inspiration for eradication of tuberculosis Health

Scientists stir up inspiration for eradication of tuberculosis

A project on the research and application of advanced techniques in respiratory disease diagnosis and treatment has received the Ho Chi Minh award. The project was carried out by associate professor Nguyen Viet Nhung, director of the National Lung Hospital and 22 co-authors.
Vietnamese scientists inspire efforts to end TB globally Health

Vietnamese scientists inspire efforts to end TB globally

A project on the research and application of advanced technologies in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases in Vietnam, which was carried out by a group of Vietnamese scientists and helped save thousands of patients from Tuberculosis (TB), has been honoured with the Ho Chi Minh Awards in Science and Technology.
Campaign calls for youth engagement in TB fight Health

Campaign calls for youth engagement in TB fight

The Vietnam National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson on July 25 launched the second phase of a campaign themed "Youth-Tuberculosis warriors" and an interactive game called “Tuberculosis warriors”.
Vietnam defeats COVID-19, ends TB Health

Vietnam defeats COVID-19, ends TB

“Vietnam defeats COVID, ends Tuberculosis” is the main theme set by the National Programme against Tuberculosis (TB) in response to the World TB Day 2021 (March 24).
Vietnam hailed by WHO for End TB efforts Health

Vietnam hailed by WHO for End TB efforts

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Vietnam has praised the country for its significant progress in fighting tuberculosis (TB) over the previous year in a letter sent to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on the occasion of the World TB Day (March 24).
Text message campaign to support TB patients launched Health

Text message campaign to support TB patients launched

A text message campaign to support Tuberculosis (TB) patients was launched on March 22 by the National Lung Hospital, the National Programme against Tuberculosis and the Patients Support Foundation to End Tuberculosis (PASTB) and the National Humanitarian Portal 1400.
USAID helps Vietnam redouble efforts to end TB Health

USAID helps Vietnam redouble efforts to end TB

Vietnam National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) and USAID on December 15 expanded the Ministry of Health/NTP’s “Double X” Strategy for tuberculosis (TB) case identification in a bid to wipe out this respiratory disease in Vietnam by 2030.