Awarding the Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Science and Technology to the Professor and Director of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The award aims to acknowledge the professional contributions of Prof. PhD. Le Thi Huong to the movement of female scientific researchers.

Through her research works, the Professor has contributed to highlighting the current status of nutritional and health issues within the community: The issue of protein-energy malnutrition in children remains relatively high in rural and mountainous areas, leading to consequences such as illness, delayed physical and intellectual development; Recommendations on intervention solutions to improve the nutritional status and stature of Vietnamese children; The issue of overweight and obesity among children and adults, with the current prevalence of overweight and obesity among middle-aged populations in urban areas causing metabolic disorders and imposing severe burdens on the community and society.

Studies on the nutritional status of hospital patients have also been a profound dedication of Prof. PhD. Le Thi Huong during her tenure managing the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Hanoi University of Medicine Hospital, and since taking charge of the Clinical Nutrition Center at K Hospital (Tan Trieu facility). Alongside her colleagues, she has sought various solutions to establish nutritional care procedures for patients, proposed and piloted intervention solutions to improve the organization of patient nutritional care, and together with colleagues, researched specialized nutritional products for patients facing difficulties in oral intake, such as those with esophageal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, post-gastrectomy or bowel surgery patients, and stroke patients, among others.

Congratulations to Prof. PhD. Le Thi Huong! We wish the Professor, Director of the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, good health and continued success in scientific research as well as in management!