Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung (fifth from right) and other members of WHO’s task force on at their first meeting in Switzerland. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Dr , Director of the ,
is one of the 19 members of the first task force on global tuberculosis
research founded by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The
first meeting of the team was held on December 9 at the headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland.
According
to the organisation, Vietnam is one of the three countries whose research plans
for tuberculosis treatment are highly acclaimed.
Vietnam’s
success in tuberculosis prevention has been recognised nationwide and
internationally over the years. Each year, the country detects and provides
treatment for 100,000 people with tuberculosis, with a cure rate of over 90 per
cent for new cases.
Most
of the new technologies applied in tuberculosis treatment appeared to be
effective. Some 6,000 patients who had drug-resistant tuberculosis were
admitted for treatment in recent years.
VICTORY,
the country’s specialised tuberculosis research co-operation centre, has
developed a wide research network for tuberculosis and lung diseases.
The
research process provided essential database for the planning of large-scale
policies, such as the National Tuberculosis Programme until 2020, with a vision
to 2030.
At
the meeting, Dr Nhung spoke about the importance of research for the programme
and the experiences gained from it.
In
June, he was voted as the first Vietnamese to join the Strategic and Technical
Advisory Group for Tuberculosis, which is the highest operating and strategic
planning mechanism for tuberculosis control of WHO.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
