Hanoi, March 2026 – From March 10–12, 2026, the French National Agency for Research on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS MIE), in collaboration with Hanoi Medical University, will organize the Scientific Days of the ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site in Hanoi.
ANRS MIE is an agency that coordinates and promotes research on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases. It has an extensive network of collaborations in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with a particular focus on clinical research, public health, and social sciences. It also promotes international cooperation to enhance research capacity, knowledge transfer, and support evidence-based policy-making in the field of infectious diseases. Assoc. Prof. PhD. Phan Thi Thu Huong, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Medical University, and Dr. Didier Laureillard are currently the Coordinators of the ANRS MIE Site Partner in Vietnam.
Hanoi Medical University and ANRS MIE consider this conference an important scientific forum to strengthen academic exchange and promote professional cooperation among scientists, healthcare professionals, managers, and domestic and international partners in the field of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. The event is expected to attract approximately 150 delegates, including international experts from France, Belgium, the UK, the USA, Laos, and Cambodia, who are specialists in infectious diseases. The event will feature the participation and opening remarks from representatives of the Ministry of Health, the French Embassy in Vietnam, and ANRS France.
The conference is expected to be a platform for sharing research results and practical experiences in the field of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, strengthening academic connections, and promoting research and training cooperation between ANRS MIE and Vietnamese partners. Additionally, by updating scientific advancements in research, surveillance, clinical management, and public health policy development, it will contribute to enhancing the capacity for prevention, control, surveillance, and management of infectious diseases in Vietnam and the region.
During the two official working days (March 10–11, 2026), the conference will focus on priority topics in infectious disease prevention and control, including:
Dengue Fever: epidemiological updates, vaccination strategies, challenges for Vietnam and the world, diagnosis and surveillance of dengue fever, and community-based evidence;Emerging Viral Threats: post-COVID-19 syndrome, emerging challenges of respiratory viruses, avian influenza, and surveillance challenges;Tuberculosis: strategies towards the goal of ending tuberculosis by 2035, management of latent TB and TB in high-risk groups.HIV/AIDS: treatment updates, management of people living with HIV, PrEP research results, and intervention models in the region.Viral Hepatitis (HBV, HCV): new treatment recommendations, opportunities for hepatitis B cure, and control of hepatitis C reinfection.Sexually Transmitted Infections: epidemiology, antibiotic resistance status of gonococci, Doxy-PEP/PrEP prevention, and HPV vaccination.
Previously, on March 9, 2026, at Hanoi Medical University, the re-signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between ANRS MIE and Hanoi Medical University was held, reaffirming a long-term commitment to research, training, and capacity building for infectious disease prevention and control in Vietnam. Following the scientific program during the two conference days, the ANRS MIE steering group, with representatives from Hanoi Medical University, will meet on March 12, 2026, to discuss future cooperation directions.
The 2026 Scientific Days of the ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site are expected to further strengthen Vietnam's role in the international research cooperation network on infectious diseases, making practical contributions to the goal of protecting and improving public health.
Contact Information:
Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hang
Tel: 8424 38523798 (116), 0904186933
Email: nthang@hmu.edu.vn
Office of Science and Technology Management
Hanoi Medical University.
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