Vietnamese expert joins first global tuberculosis task force
Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung, Director of the Central Pulmonology Hospital, is one of the 19 members of the first task force on global tuberculosis research founded by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung (fifth from right) and other members of WHO’s task force on global tuberculosis research at their first meeting in Switzerland. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung, Director of the Central Pulmonology Hospital,is one of the 19 members of the first task force on global tuberculosisresearch founded by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Thefirst meeting of the team was held on December 9 at the WHO headquarters inGeneva, Switzerland.
Accordingto the organisation, Vietnam is one of the three countries whose research plansfor tuberculosis treatment are highly acclaimed.
Vietnam’ssuccess in tuberculosis prevention has been recognised nationwide andinternationally over the years. Each year, the country detects and providestreatment for 100,000 people with tuberculosis, with a cure rate of over 90 percent for new cases.
Mostof the new technologies applied in tuberculosis treatment appeared to beeffective. Some 6,000 patients who had drug-resistant tuberculosis wereadmitted for treatment in recent years.
VICTORY,the country’s specialised tuberculosis research co-operation centre, hasdeveloped a wide research network for tuberculosis and lung diseases.
Theresearch process provided essential database for the planning of large-scalepolicies, such as the National Tuberculosis Programme until 2020, with a visionto 2030.
Atthe meeting, Dr Nhung spoke about the importance of research for the programmeand the experiences gained from it.
InJune, he was voted as the first Vietnamese to join the Strategic and TechnicalAdvisory Group for Tuberculosis, which is the highest operating and strategicplanning mechanism for tuberculosis control of WHO.-VNA
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Dr Nguyen Viet Nhung (fifth from right) and other members of WHO’s task force on global tuberculosis research at their first meeting in Switzerland. (Photo: VNA) 
