Stopping the risks of malaria drug resistance (09/30/2013)

Antimalarial drug resistance is becoming a major threat to many countries, including Viet Nam. Although there have been no recorded cases in Binh Dinh province, it is a great opportunity for the province to receive and deploy the Artemisinin Resistance Containment Project.

MNM Benefit Honors Hillary Clinton, Raises over $1M (12/12/2013)

Secretary Clinton celebrated recent progress in the malaria fight, and emphasized the critical role of malaria treatment in her speech: "The distribution of life-saving drugs has been a total life-saving, game-changing event for so many families and their children," she said. "A treatment costs o­nly o­ne dollar to buy and deliver to a child, as Malaria No More’s Power of o­ne campaign has shown."

Leaders of IMPE-QN paying visit and working with Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces after Storm No.10 (10/07/2013)

October 3^rd, 2013, leaders of the IMPE-QN paid a visit and worked with the Quang Binh Provincial Malaria Control Center. The Storm No. 10 hit Quang Binh province at 14 o'clock o­n Septepber 24^th, 2013, which caused serious damage to the local people: three people reportedly died, dozens injured, hundreds of houses had roof-tops blown up, and numerous hectares of rubber trees chopped down.

Gio Linh district (Quang Tri province) responds World malaria Day 24 April 2013 and deploys anti-malaria campaign (05/13/2013)

The Gio Linh district health center in cooperation with the People's Committee of Vinh Truong commune had recently held a workshop o­n reviewing malaria control in the first quarter 2013, at the same time deploying anti-malaria campaign in 2013 and respoding World Malaria Day April 25 with theme: "Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria".

Workshop on Reviewing Helminthiasis Control in the period 2006-2011 and Deploying the Workplan for the period 2012-2015 (09/30/2012)

On 17-18 August, 2012, the Workshop o­n Reviewing Helminthiasis Control in the period 2006-2011 and Deploying the Workplan for the period 2012-2015 was organized in Do Son, Hai Phong city.

$12 Billion Is Pledged to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (12/09/2013)

The world's donor countries o­n Tuesday pledged $12 billion over three years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The amount was more than the fund took in at its last pledge conference in 2010, but less than the $15 billion it had hoped for. And it is far short of the ambitious goal of $10 billion a year set when the fund was created in 2002.

Anti-malaria competition for ethnic minority in Khanh Vinh district, Khanh Hoa province (08/03/2011)

Health education and information communication in malaria control for ethnic minorities in deep-lying and remote areas has been considered an important anti-malaria measure, which helps the people to raise awareness about malaria and change their behaviour to protect themselves as well as their families as living in malaria-endemic areas.

Global Fund Results Show Strong Momentum (12/12/2013)

GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced new results today that show a substantial increase in the number of people being treated for HIV, in the distribution of insecticide-treated nets to combat malaria and in treatment for TB.

Birth Control Plugs Male Malaria Mosquitoes (08/27/2012)

A team of scientists at Yale University is working o­n a new birth-control drug for male mosquitos that could slow the malaria epidemic, a disease that sickens more than 215 million people, killing 655,000 each year.

Holograms Offer Hope in Fight Against Malaria (11/07/2013)

Scientists have developed a 3D filming technique that could help inform research to stem the spread of malaria.

A Toenia saginata nidus found in Dak Mon commune, Dak Glei district, Kon Tum Province (05/18/2009)

Taeniasis is the infection of human intestinal parasites with the adult tapeworm of Toenia saginata or Toenia solium. The infection is acquired by eating raw or undercooked beef or pork containing the worm cysts.

Researchers Discover the Biological Mechanism of Malaria Infection (01/22/2013)

Researchers say they have discovered how the malaria parasite gains a foothold inside the human body, causing the life-threatening illness.  The finding could lead to a new treatment for malaria - using a drug that's already in clinical trials for use against another condition.

Introduction of useful parasitological references and publications (12/02/2013)
F. E. G. Cox
"Modern Parasitology"
(Blackwell Scientific Publications)
An invaluable general guide to parasitology

Latest publications on efficacy of anti-malarial drugs for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax (12/12/2013)

A Exploratory, Open Label, Single Dose Regimen, Multiple Dose Testing Clinical Study to Assess the Preliminary Efficacy, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of OZ439 in Adult Patients With Acute, Uncomplicated Plasmodium Falciparum or Vivax Malaria Mono-infection.

Some publications on the resisitance of Fasciola spp. to Triclabendazole (12/18/2013)

Devine C, Brennan GP, Lanusse CE, Alvarez LI, Trudgett A, Hoey E, et al.Potentiation of triclabendazole action in vivo against a triclabendazole-resistant isolate of Fasciola hepatica following its co-administration with the metabolic inhibitor, ketoconazole. Vet Parasitol. 2012;184:37–47.

The IMPE-QN celebrates and launches the patriotic movements on the occasion of the 58th Vietnam Doctors' Day (03/13/2013)

In the warm atmosphere of the first days of the Lunar year 2013, the IMPE-QN formally celebrated the 58^th Vietnam Doctors' Day (27/2/1955-27/2/2013), and launched the patriotic movements and learning, following President Ho Chi Minh's moral example in 2013.

The Institute Youth Union gives voluntary medical examination and treatment in Van Canh district, Binh Dinh province (04/12/2013)

With the consent of the Communist Party Committee and leadership of IMPE-Quy Nhon, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Youth Union (HCMCYU) Executive Committee of IMPE-Quy Nhon has drawn up the activity plan towards the 82^nd HCMCYU anniversary (26 March 1931 - 26 March 2013). O­ne of the main activities is free medical examination and treatment in difficult areas.

Global malaria connectivity through air travel (08/16/2013)

The worldwide air travel network has expanded at an exceptional rate over the past century. International passenger numbers are projected to rise from 1.11 billion in 2011 to 1.45 billion by 2016, with an annual growth rate of 5.3%. Today, there are 35,000 direct scheduled routes o­n the air travel network, with 865 new routes established in 2011.

Children at Risk Despite Malaria Treatment (09/25/2013)

Repeated bouts of malaria may leave children vulnerable to other deadly infections and even cardiovascular disease later in life. Now, a new study may explain why.

WHO Unveils New Malaria 'Roadmap' (12/02/2013)

Malaria infects hundreds of millions of people every year and causes well over a half million deaths. The World Health Organization and its partners Thursday announced a new goal to license vaccines by 2030 that would sharply reduce malaria cases and eventually eliminate the disease.

Situation of Fascioliasis and intestinal parasitic diseases in first 5 months of 2011 (07/15/2011)

Entering summery season, Fascioliasis and parasitic diseases have developed more and more highly, especially in first 5 months of 2011, there were a large number of patients going to the speciality clinic for medical examination and being diagnosed with intestinal parasitic diseases, which were higher than previous periods.

Vietnam releases dengue-blocking mosquito (12/19/2013)

TRI NGUYEN ISLAND, Vietnam (AP) - Nguyen Thi Yen rolls up the sleeves of her white lab coat and delicately slips her arms into a box covered by a sheath of mesh netting. Immediately, the feeding frenzy begins.