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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...

The Leaders and staff of the Institute for Community Health Research participated in the workshop introducing the project "Initiative for construction and development of ecological health in Southeast Asia".

As part of the activities of the project "Initiative for construction and development of ecological health in Southeast Asia" (called projects FBLI) sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada,  Vietnam Public Health Association held the  workshop on  "Introduction to regional Project FBLI  in Vietnam and related  scientific publications" on 29 Sep 2016 at Century Hotel, Hue city. The workshop aimed at:

  • Introducing about regional project FBLI in Southeast Asia and  communication products  of the project in Vietnam with the local media
  • Introducing about the English version of the Journal of Public Health in Vietnam, and the special issue on One Health-  Ecohealth
  • Introducing about  the book: Ecosystem approach to health - Ecohealth, 2016.

ICHR's staff and participants at the conference

Prof. Le Vu Anh – representative of Vietnam Public Health Association gave a brief  presentation on the history and achievements of the Journal of Public Health. He  confirmed that with the  great efforts and current strategies, the journal  aimed at becoming a prestigious scientific journal of the Asia Pacific region, providing reliable data for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to promote the process of evidence- based decision-making. The journal planed  to develop professional publishing system and friendly gadgets to  authors and readers.

Prof. Le Vu Anh giving a speak  at the conference

The seminar introduced the regional FBLI project with its achievements. Emphasing on the achievements  of the project in Vietnam, it included introducing the communication products and policy advocacy activities "Knowledge Translation" of the project in the region. Workshop activities also shared experiences on how to write scientific papers and publish internationally ( presented  by Dr. Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh). The discussion has  attracted the attention of the staff and young researchers in the workshop ...

Some materials in the workshop

The workshop ended at 5 pm in the same day..