Int'l workshop discusses emerging and re-emerging viral diseases
An international training workshop organised by Military Central Hospital 108 in collaboration with the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) themed "Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases" was opened in Hanoi on September 20.
Professor Le Huu Song, deputy director of the 108 Military Central Hospital, speaks at the workshop in Hanoi on September 20. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - An international training workshop organised by Military Central Hospital 108 in collaboration with the German AcademicExchange Services (DAAD) themed "Emerging and re-emerging viraldiseases" was opened in Hanoi on September 20.
Speaking at the event, Professor Le Huu Song, deputy director of Military Central Hospital 108 said that the Vietnam-Germany Centre for MedicalResearch (VGcare) under Medical Central Hospital 108 was one of thesuccessful collaboration models between Vietnam and Germany in science,training and education. VGcare has played a very important role in improvingour quality of service, treatment of patients as well as globalisation of ourpeople.
"Thus, this workshop will provide us, especially young scientists, withknowledge for preparing necessary things to protect our people from the nextepidemic if happened. It is highly possible to appear after we experienced withCOVID-19 pandemic," said Song.
During the four-day event, international experts from Germany, the Netherlands,France and Congo shared the latest research outcomes and lessons leant indiagnosing and treating emerging and re-emerging viral diseases worldwide.
Experts from Europe, Africa and Vietnam will also discuss various importanttopics, including early infection management and control, emerging andre-emerging virus prevention and public health responses. They will also shareknowledge on diagnosis, treatment and consulting on emerging and re-emergingdiseases such as COVID-19, dengue, Japanese hepatitis, monkeypox and ebola.
The workshop is part of the PAN ASEAN Coalition for Epidemic and OutbreakPreparedness (PACE-UP) project that DAAD funded. Established in 2020, theproject aims to build a network of cooperation and improve the network'scapacity to respond rapidly to dangerous infectious diseases that pose a riskof epidemics and pandemics.
The project focuses on developing doctoral and master training modules,providing training scholarships and training courses, and organising directtraining courses, seminars and conferences for project members.
The project has a network of 28 member countries from Europe and Africa and theASEAN region, including two main members: the Vietnam-Germany Medical ResearchCentre under Military Central Hospital 108 and Germany's University ofTubingen./.
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Professor Le Huu Song, deputy director of the 108 Military Central Hospital, speaks at the workshop in Hanoi on September 20. (Photo: VNA) 
