Early HIV treatment: Tackling HIV among injecting drug users in Vietnam (07/23/2014)

Nguyen Trong Hoa has been injecting heroin for 19 years but in January he finally knew he had to get help. He began methadone therapy to help break his habit and also had an HIV test at an outpatient clinic in Thanh Hoa City o­n Viet Nam's north central coast.

More needs to be done to fight malaria in the Muslim world (07/17/2014)

In 2007, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted its first conference of health ministers in Malaysia, where it called for malaria elimination. More recently, the OIC reaffirmed its commitment to a malaria-free world at a meeting in Jakarta, where member states were urged to work collaboratively to advance progress against this preventable and treatable disease.

IMPE-Quy Nhon holds the conference on preliminary summing-up of assignment in the first 6 months of 2014 and launching the workplan of the last 6 months of 2014 (07/17/2014)

On 4^th July, 2014, the IMPE-Quy Nhon organized the conference o­n preliminary summing-up of assignment in the first 6 months of 2014 and launching the workplan of the last 6 months of 2014.

Sharp rise of chikungunya virus cases in the Caribbean and information on this new virus in the the Americas (Q&A) (07/07/2014)

The number of suspected and confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in Caribbean countries has risen sharply over past weeks, health officials say. Tens of thousands of new cases have been reported in the Dominican Republic and its neighbour, Haiti. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for the mosquito-born virus which resembles dengue fever and can cause fever, skin rash and joint pain.

Top 10 Reasons to Believe Malaria Can Be Defeated in Our Lifetime (05/07/2014)

In 2008, the malaria community came together to celebrate the first World Malaria Day and redouble global efforts to fight o­ne of the world's oldest diseases, which at that time killed o­ne million children a year. The progress made in the six years since has not o­nly saved millions of lives (child deaths this year are below 500,000 for the first time in history), but given us reason to believe, this World Malaria Day, we can defeat malaria in our lifetime. Here is why:

VACANCY NOTICE: National Consultant (Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance Programme) (07/11/2014)

WHO ESR is recruiting an Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance Programme Consultant to provide technical support to the Government of Viet Nam and its partners in implementing the Viet Nam component of the Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance-Greater Mekong Sub region (ERAR-GMS) programme, including international cross border activities. The consultant will be based in Ho Chi Minh City.

2014 International AIDS Conference: dedicated to the delegates who died in MH17 (07/21/2014)

The opening ceremony for the 20th International AIDS Conference took place in Melbourne o­n Sunday, but rather than it be a celebration, the program served as a memorial to the colleagues missing from the week-long event.

Ethnic minorities associated with poverty and disease (07/14/2014)

There are 54 different ethnic minority groups inhabiting Vietnam. The Kinh people (or Viets) account for 85 percent of the country's total population, the others are of ethnic minority groups. Although each group has its own trait and character, the common feature of these ethnic groups is that they often live in the remote mountainous areas where come up against economical difficulties and regular occurence of epidemic diseases.

Global Fund Results Show Strong Gains (07/23/2014)

GENEVA -  The Global Fund announced today that 6.6 million people are getting antiretroviral treatment for HIV through programs supported by Global Fund grants, with particularly strong gains in Nigeria, Mozambique, India, and Uganda this year.

A new insect repellent is stronger than DEET and could prevent malaria (05/07/2014)

No more mosquito bites! No more fleas! No more moths! A new class of insect repellent is thousands of times more effective than DEET.

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.

3-D structure for malaria parasite genome constructed (04/26/2014)

A 3-D model of the human malaria parasite genome at three different stages in the parasite's life cycle has been generated -- the first time such 3-D architecture has been generated during the progression of the life cycle of a parasite. The team found that genes that need to be highly expressed in the parasite tend to cluster in the same area of the cell nucleus.

Scientific studies of neurological diseases caused by parasites in the world and Vietnam (06/30/2014)

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Collection of malaria research works published on world medical journals (07/24/2014)

Review: Malaria research in the post-genomic era-Elizabeth Winzeler- Nature 455, 751–756 (9 October 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07361- Abstract | Full Text | PDF

Article-Comparative genomics of the neglected human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax-Jane M. Carlton et al.-Nature 455, 757–763 (9 October 2008- doi:10.1038/nature07327-Abstract | Full Text | PDF

Launching event of voluntary blood donation at IMPE-Quy Nhon (07/07/2014)

The blood donation campaign always attract the participation of people, especially organizations of trade union and youth union. This activity is "a good deed" which expresses the charity and their willingness to share their blood with those in need.

The Institute Youth Union organising voluntary medical exammination and free medicine distribution for the people of Hai Giang hamlet, Nhon Hai commune, Quy Nhon city (03/28/2014)

Implementing the plan No.01/KH-DTN of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Executive Committee of IMPE-Quy Nhon o­n launching activities to respond to the "Year of Young Volunteers 2014" and saluting the establishment date of the HCMCYU 26^th March, the Youth Union (YU) of IMPE-Quy Nhon in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Quy Nhon City Police organised the voluntary medical exammination and free medicine distribution for poor people and families of preferential treatment policy at Hai Giang hamlet, Nhon Hai commune, Quy Nhon city.

Radical action to eliminate malaria in endemic zones (07/08/2014)

Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE: - Ministers of Health from Malaria-Endemic Countries have adopted the Victoria Falls Declaration in which they commit to eliminate and expand malaria control to hard-to-reach migrant and mobile communities.

Novartis launches new anti-malarial formulation in Kenya (07/18/2014)

Novartis has announced the launch of a new high quality antimalarial formulation of Coartem 80/480 (artemether/lumefantrine 80 mg/480 mg), for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in adults and older children who weigh above 35kg. The drug has already been registered by the Pharmacy and poisons board in Kenya making Kenya the third country in Africa to launch the formulation after Nigeria and Angola.

Antibiotics Overuse is Price of Success in Africa Malaria Fight (03/18/2014)

As malaria rates decline across much of Africa, a new study seeks to fight another problem. Drug-resistant bacteria are a growing concern as antibiotics have become the automatic choice for treating a child with a fever. Research from Tanzania, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that most illnesses are caused by viral infections.  Antibiotics do not kill viruses, and overuse of these important drugs is decreasing their effectiveness.

New protein discovery 'could help treat toxoplasmosis and malaria' (01/09/2014)

Research led by a team of investigators at the Indiana University School of Medicine has detailed the discovery of a new protein and other proteins it connects with, which they say could lead to the development of new drugs that control toxoplasma gondii- the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

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.

Sanofi dengue vaccine promising but questions remain (07/17/2014)

The first vaccine against dengue fever, from France's Sanofi, provided moderate protection in a large clinical study, but questions remain as to how well it can help fight the world's fastest-growing tropical disease.