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The 13th international conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-Regional countries on "Enhancing transdisciplinary collaborations on Education and Research to tackle priority public health issues in the new Era" has following objectives:

  • To strengthen the relationship of Faculties of Public Health among the Southeast Asian countries and in the world;
  • To share research results in the field of Public Health as well as priority public health issues among greater Mekong Sub-Regional countries;
  • To search for feasible solutions to enhance international collaboration among Public Health Faculties in Mekong Sub-Region and a wider area of the Southeast Asian countries about training and research in Public Health.

An abstract should be in one paragraph with no more 350 words, describing the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence that includes: 1) Introduction: The overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) Objective(s): The outcomes that you aim to achieve by conducting research; 3) Method: The basic design of the study; 4) Results: Major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and, 5) Conclusions: a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions.

Thua Thien Hue provincial Association of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in collaboration with the Faculty of Public Health and the Institute for Community Health Research of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, will host a scientific conference on Public Health.  (updating...)

Emerging infectious diseases are, more than ever, at the center of the world’s attention. Join a diverse group of colleagues from around the world as they present new knowledge and breakthroughs about how to discover, detect, understand, prevent and respond to outbreaks of emerging disease threats.

Rescheduled Date: October 3-5th, 2021

Venue: Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Length: 2.5 days (+1 day Pre-Event Meeting)

Program: Interest Group Seminars, Summit Programming (Workshops, Oral/Poster Presentations, Symposiums, Alternative Sessions, Plenary Speakers), Welcome Reception, Banquet, Master Classes, Cultural Tours

Recent works

ICHR publication on "Health behavior"
Health behaviors are actions individuals take that affect their health. They include actions that lead to improved...
ICHR publication on "Environmental Health"
Environmental health is the branch of public health that: focuses on the relationships between people and their...
ICHR publication on "Infectious and Tropical diseases"
Vietnam faces infectious diseases, tropical diseases related to the climate characteristics of the region. Research in...
ICHR publication on "Mental health and NCDs"
ICHR Institute has leading experts in these fields in the Central - Central Highlands region, participating in research...
ICHR publication on "Maternal & Child Health and Reproductive Health"
Maternal & Child Health and Reproductive Health is a strong research area of ICHR with the participation of many...

Expansion of international cooperation with the Tokyo Medical and Dental University

In the period from 16-18  September, 2016, Professor Michael Dunne and Associate Professor Vo Van Thang, Co-Directors  of the Institute for Community Health Research ( ICHR) attended the meeting with the editorial board of the International Journal of Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health and reported a research of ICHR at the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium Public Health ( APACPH) at Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan. At the meeting, the leaders of ICHR had opportunities to meet and  exchange knowledge and experiences with  many Japanese scientists and many other international organizations in the fields of current interests in public health training and research.

 

   Figure 1: Opening ceremony at the Conference APACPH

Figure 2: In a scientific report session at the Conference APACPH

On the date of 19 September 2016, after the Conference, according to the invitation of Professor Keiko Nakamura, head of Department of Global Entrepreneurship Health, Division of Public Health), Tokyo Medical and Dental University , Professor Michael Dunne and Associate Professor Vo Van Thang had a visit and worked at the University of Medicine and Dentistry (TMDU). At the meeting, the two sides actively discussed a number of important contents such as:

  1. Collaborative research and training between the 2 Institutes
  2. Exchange of staffs and students between the two Institutes in 2017
  3. Global Leadership Program on disease prevention in the field of public health
  4. Public health research in the the fields of prevention and control of NCDs.

The two sides were satisfied with the  working results of the meeting and made a strong and responsible commitment  in the terms of cooperation agreed.  

Figure 3: Professor. Keiko Nakamura offered  a souvenir present after the meeting

Figure 4: Professor. Keiko Nakamura, lecturer of TMDU and PhD candidate Nguyen Hoang Thuy Linh

Figure 5: Professor. Keiko Nakamura met with Director Board  of ICHR in Hue after the meeting in Japan.

Figure 6: Associate Professor. Vo Van Thang introduced the activities and achievements of the Institute for Community Health Research