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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...

Activities review 2015

INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH’ S ACTIVITIES REVIEW MEETING

On 18th January 2016, the Institute for Community Health Research (ICHR) organized the review meeting regarding the activities of the Institute in 2015 at Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HUMP).

 

ICHR organized the review meeting regarding the activities of the Institute in 2015

Participated in the meeting were A/Prof. Vo Tam and A/Prof. Nguyen Khoa Hung - Vice Rectors of HUMP; A/Prof. Vo Van Thang - Director of ICHR, Prof. Michael Dunne – Co-Director of ICHR, Dr. Doan Vuong Diem Khanh - Vice Director of ICHR, representatives of the Director Boards and coordinators of Provincial Health Departments of Thua Thien Hue, Danang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Daklak, Khanh Hoa and Thu Duc District Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City).  

A/Professor Vo Van Thang -  Director of ICHR and Prof Michael Dunne - co-director in the meeting

Opening the meeting, A/Prof. Vo Tam – Vice Rector of HUMP – on behalf of HUMP, gave his welcome speech to all participants and his remark about the role and contribution of the Institute in the past years, not only for the HUMP but also for Thua Thien Hue province and the central - highland region.                 

 

 A/Prof. Vo Tam – Vice Rector of HUMP gave a remark about the role and contribution of the Institute in the past year 

Following the program, Dr. Doan Vuong Diem Khanh had a report on the activities of the Institute in 2015 and the proposed plan of activities of the Institute in 2016. The report presented the achievements in the past year activities of the Institute, including Scientific research, training course, workshop - International Conference, Student exchange program and sharing information regarding  activites of ICHR on its website. 

 

 Dr. Doan Vuong Diem Khanh reported the activities of the Institute in 2015 and plan the activities of the Institute in 2016

In recent years, the performance of the Institute has received recognition not only from the national but also international countries. One of the most outstanding activities was the success of organizing the 7th International Conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-Regional Countries in Hue on 26-27th September 2015. This Conference has attracted the attention of the scientists from nearly 20 countries in the world as well as the media agency. This event was also considered as a remarkable activity on scientific research of Hue University in 2015. During 2015, the Institute had 30 articles published, in which 10 articles were published in international journals. We also organized the training courses based on the need of the coordinated provinces.

 

At the Meeting, we welcomed Prof. Malcolm A. Moore – Chief-editor of the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. He shared information regarding the research collaboration activities on cancer prevention in Asia Pacific region and discussed potential co-operation with HUMP in the future.

 

 Prof. Malcolm A. Moore – Chief-editor of the Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

We  listened to the feedbacks  of the coordinators from the provinces, and had a good discuss about the difficulties and shortcomings in the ICHR’s activities in 2015. We also outlined ICHR’s activities in 2016. Besides the small grants for research, main activities of the Institute in 2016 will include: participation in Hue Scientific Festival in Hue; 48th APACPH Conference in Tokyo; 7th international conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-Regional Countries in Cambodia; Health Literacy Conference in Hai Phong City - Vietnam, organize training courses at the local level; cooperation with Frontier Journal for a special publication regarding the studies reported in GMS7 conference; and establish the Medical data analysis consulting unit, promoting the Institute's image both domestically and internationally.

 

Coordinators of Binh Dinh Health Departments

Coordinators of Khanh Hoa Health Departments

Coordinators of Dak Lak Health Departments

Director of Quang Ngai Health department​

Institute for Community Health Research

Building stronger connections between the University and Community

 

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