Hanoi, March 13-14, 2025, Hanoi Medical University in collaboration with SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (Singapore) solemnly organized "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony and inter-university conference on global health".
The event took place on March 13 and 14, 2025 at Hanoi Medical University with the participation of leaders, scientists, lecturers, students from units under the University including the School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Institute of Odonto-Stomatology Training, Hanoi Medical University Hospital and partners from Singapore, China, the United States, Indonesia, Sri Lanka as well as interested parties. It is expected that about 300 delegates will attend this two-day event.
The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between Hanoi Medical University, SingHealth, Duke University of Medicine - NUS and SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute marks an important step forward in the cooperative relationship between the two sides, aiming to develop training programs, medical research, and professional exchange in the field of public health and clinical fields such as dentistry, nursing... In particular, the ceremony was held with the witness of Mr. Donald Tsang Tsz Lok, Counselor, Deputy Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Singapore to Vietnam and Dr. Doctor. Nguyen Ngo Quang, Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training, Ministry of Health, Vietnam. Also within the framework of this event, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute announced the establishment of SingHealth's Regional Cooperation Office (RCO) at Hanoi Medical University, in addition to two offices located in Indonesia and Sri Lanka. "The Regional Collaboration Office located in Hanoi will contribute to expanding the long-term collaboration between SingHealth affiliated institutions, Duke-NUS, Hanoi Medical University and other domestic partners, towards global health impact in the region. By formalizing the partnership, this initiative will strengthen capacity building and research efforts while promoting innovation to overcome emerging health challenges. With With 34 clinical and research projects in Vietnam to date, our institutions enhance the exchange of knowledge, talent and resources – creating mutual benefits for both Vietnam and Singapore as we work together to improve the healthcare, research and education systems." said Mr. Ooi Peng Jin London Lucien, Director of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Global Health.
In addition to the signing ceremony, an inter-university conference was organized to create conditions for scholars, researchers, lecturers, and students of the two units to discuss and share experiences in important medical fields in satellite conference sessions during the two-day conference. Some outstanding topics of these sessions include:
Climate change and health;Mental health;Infectious Diseases and One Health;Health systems and policies;Clinical and innovation;Non-communicable diseases and Maxillofacial diseases;Data Science;Nursing;Maternal and child health;Funding agency forums, leadership meetings, cooperation partner meetings in the field of education and management of global health programs.
The conference is considered one of the events that marks an important step forward in medical cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore, contributing to improving the quality of training, research cooperation and medical application in the future, and is an opportunity for experts and researchers in the medical field to share experiences and cooperate in developing advanced medical solutions.
According to Professor Nguyen Huu Tu, Rector of Hanoi Medical University: "The inter-university scientific conference on Global Health organized today by Hanoi Medical University and SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute is an important step to create an annual scientific forum for scientists and medical experts from the two units, as well as scientists from units from SingHealth-Duke NUS, University Duke (USA), and Duke Kunshan University (China) and Vietnamese scientists share valuable knowledge and experience and exchange collaborative research initiatives in the future. The school has been pursuing breakthrough development directions in science and technology to continue affirming its leading position in the country and in the region. I believe that international scientific research cooperation activities, especially with prestigious partners such as SingHealth-Duke NUS, Duke University. The United States and Duke Kunshan University will make practical contributions to this common direction."
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