In an attempt to prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) in the community, Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) is urging the public to get screened for the disease, especially individuals with underlying medical conditions.
According to a WHO report, Vietnam is currently ranked 11th among 30 countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Since November 2022 in Vietnam, simultaneous screening has been implemented for respiratory diseases including tuberculosis (TB), COVID-19, influenza A, B, syncytial virus and group-A streptococcus.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is committed to continuing support for Vietnam to put an end to these three diseases, the Fund’s Executive Director Peter Sands said on May 10.
March 24 is chosen as World Tuberculosis Day. Vietnam is one of the 30 countries with the highest rate of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the world.
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.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on February 24 adopted two resolutions on the organisation of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and the High-Level Meeting on the Fight Against Tuberculosis, which are expected to be held during the High-Level Week of the UNGA’s 78th session in September.
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.
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.
Vietnam is currently one of four countries offering the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world along with Germany, the UK and Switzerland, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son at a recent fundraising event for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
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”.
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) delivered new tuberculosis (TB) detection tools and treatment medications valued at roughly 3 million USD to the National Lung Hospital of Vietnam on February 16.
“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).
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).
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.
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.
Hanoi’s tuberculosis (TB) prevention programme was effectively implemented in all communes and wards in 2020, benefiting all the population of the capital city.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and on signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on supporting health insurance implementation on November 6.
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