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 and
international health experts discussed measures to confront
at an international conference which opened in Hanoi on November 13.
“One Health Academic Challenges: Preparing
Today’s Workforce to Combat Tomorrow’s Infectious Diseases”, was organised by
the , the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School
and the ().
“We live in a fragile and connected world where
a disease can easily transmit across the globe in just a matter of
days. Experts say that the next outbreak or epidemic is inevitable, but
preventing it from becoming a pandemic is possible,” said Le Thi Huong, Dean of
the Preventive Medicine and Public Health School.
Huong said university members needed to
strengthen the One Health network to provide education and training for
students and in-service health professionals
“Today I ask you to join with many others to
explore the academic challenges and strengthen the One Health project to
prepare the current and future workforce to combat any global health security
threats that will hit us,” said Huong.
Delegates also shared their research and
experience in building a sustainable One Health workforce to ensure that each
country can effectively respond to any infectious disease threat.
Established in 2011, SEAOHUN currently has four
national country networks in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, with
67 member universities.
The network’s mission is to link and empower
leading universities in Southeast Asia to generate social and intellectual
capital on One Health against infectious disease threats.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
