ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner SIte

26/07/2026

🌍 World Hepatitis Day 2026 | Accelerating action in Viet Nam

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July, the Viet Nam Administration of Disease Prevention (VADP), Ministry of Health, organized a scientific workshop on viral hepatitis prevention and control on 23 July 2026 at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Ha Noi.

The workshop was held in the presence of Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, Vice Minister of Health, and brought together national and international experts, researchers and healthcare professionals to discuss how to close the persistent gaps in hepatitis prevention, diagnosis and treatment in Viet Nam.

The ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site was represented by its two Deputy Coordinators, Dr Ann-Claire Gourinat and Dr Doan Thi Thuy Linh. Dr Linh, who contributed to the organization of the workshop on behalf of the VADP, presented the national review of viral hepatitis prevention and control activities for 2021–2025 and Viet Nam’s priorities towards elimination by 2030.

📊 The figures highlight the scale and urgency of the challenge:

🔹 Approximately 6.5 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B in Viet Nam.
🔹 Nearly 1 million people are living with hepatitis C.
🔹 Only an estimated 41% of people living with hepatitis B and 13% of those living with hepatitis C have been diagnosed.
🔹 In 2025, only 53% of pregnant women were screened for hepatitis B, far below national and international targets.

These gaps have major consequences. is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in Viet Nam and the leading cause of cancer-related death. Hepatitis B and C are among its principal causes.

💉 Viet Nam has made substantial progress in childhood hepatitis B vaccination. However, continued action is required to ensure timely birth-dose vaccination in all settings, improve vaccination among healthcare workers and, critically, expand early hepatitis B screening during pregnancy and access to interventions preventing mother-to-child transmission.

🔬 The ANRS MIE is strongly engaged in addressing these challenges through research.

The ANRS 12380 DRIVE-C project, conducted in Hai Phong, has generated strategic evidence on community-based screening, simplified treatment and integrated hepatitis C care for people who inject drugs. Since its launch, the project has already resulted in 12 scientific publications.

The ANRS 0562s HIPOCAMP trial, whose Vietnamese launch meeting was held in Hai Phong from 13 to 18 July 2026, focuses on preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B. The international project is coordinated notably by Dr Olivier Ségéral from Geneva University Hospitals and is implemented in Viet Nam with the teams of the Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy, including Dr Pham Minh Khue and Dr Hoang Thi Giang.

The tools to prevent, diagnose and treat viral hepatitis exist. The priority now is to ensure that they are accessible to everyone.

🚨 Accelerate action to eliminate viral hepatitis and prevent liver cancer. Act now.

📰 Media coverage:
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/thu-hep-khoang-trong-trong-phat-hien-va-dieu-tri-viem-gan-virus

20/07/2026

🏅 Congratulations to Gilles Angles!

On 20 July, Gilles Angles, Health Cooperation Attaché at the Đại sứ quán Pháp tại Việt Nam/ Ambassade de France au Vietnam, was awarded the “For the People’s Health” Commemorative Medal by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. 🇫🇷🇻🇳

The ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site, represented at the ceremony, would like to warmly thank him for his strong commitment and continuous support to the Site’s projects.

We would particularly like to highlight his valuable contribution to DENGAGE, one of our most recent projects, funded by the Embassy of France in Vietnam through the FER-R programme. His support has been instrumental throughout the project. 🤝

We wish him every success in his new position at the French Ministry of Health and all the best for this new chapter! ✨

Chiều 20/7, tại trụ sở Bộ Y tế đã diễn ra lễ trao tặng Kỷ niệm chương 'Vì sức khỏe nhân dân' cho ông Gilles ANGLES, Tùy viên Hợp tác Y tế, Đại sứ quán Cộng hòa Pháp tại Việt Nam.

15/07/2026

📢 The results of the 2025 “Émergences PRFI” call for proposals have been announced!

The ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site is delighted that a France–Vietnam research project has been selected:

🦟“Towards a scenario of the emergence of yellow fever in South-East Asia”

Led by Anna-Bella Failloux from Institut Pasteur in Paris and Huynh Thi Thuy Trang from the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, this 36-month project will investigate why yellow fever has never become established in Asia, despite the presence of Aedes mosquito vectors capable of transmitting the virus.

The study will examine mosquito species across urban, rural and forest ecosystems in northern, central and southern Vietnam, with particular attention to the potential role of Aedes albopictus in preventing the establishment of a yellow fever transmission cycle.

The project will receive €635,796 in funding from ANRS MIE.

Congratulations to the project leaders and their teams! 🇫🇷🤝🇻🇳

🔗 Learn more about the selected projects here:
https://anrs.fr/en/all-news/laureates-of-the-2025-emergences-prfi-call-for-proposals/

Đại sứ quán Pháp tại Việt Nam/ Ambassade de France au Vietnam

L’ANRS MIE publie la liste des six projets retenus dans le cadre de l’appel à projets « Émergences PRFI » 2025.

02/07/2026

ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site at the Annual Meeting of the ANRS MIE International Network in Paris 🇫🇷🌏

On 29–30 June 2026, the ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site took part in the Annual Meeting of the ANRS MIE International Network, held at PariSanté Campus in Paris.

The Vietnam Partner Site was represented by members of its coordination team, including Dr Didier Laureillard, French Co-Coordinator, who gave a scientific presentation on tuberculosis; Ass. Prof. Phan Thi Thu Huong, Vietnamese Co-Coordinator, who presented the activities and priorities of the Vietnam Partner Site; Dr Ann-Claire Gourinat, French Deputy Coordinator and International Technical Expert (ETI), who contributed to the session dedicated to ETIs within the International Network; as well as Dr Doan Thi Thuy Linh, Vietnamese Deputy Coordinator, and Ass. Prof. Le Minh Giang, Vietnamese Scientific Coordinator.

These two intensive days brought together representatives of ANRS MIE partner sites from different countries. The programme offered a valuable space to share experiences, strengthen links across the International Network, and discuss key scientific, operational and strategic priorities.

Discussions covered major current topics in infectious diseases and global health, including emerging respiratory viruses, the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, tuberculosis, infectious disease modelling, scientific coordination within the International Network, project follow-up, and funding diversification.

The first day concluded with an important institutional milestone: the signing of a framework agreement between the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) and ANRS MIE, signed on behalf of ANRS MIE by Professor Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Director of ANRS MIE. This agreement reaffirmed their shared commitment to international scientific cooperation in infectious diseases. ✍️🤝

The Vietnam Partner Site was also pleased to share these discussions with Professor Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and former coordinator of the ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site, whose presence highlighted the long-standing history and continuity of the collaboration between ANRS MIE and Vietnam. ✨

05/06/2026

📢New publication from a Franco-Vietnamese research collaboration supported by ANRS MIE
✨Congratulations to the teams from the Viện Vệ sinh dịch tễ Trung ương National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), and the Institut Pasteur Paris, together with their partners, for their publication in Scientific Reports:
“Injecting drug use worsens the quality of life in HIV-HCV co-infected patients in Vietnam.”

Based on data from the MOVIDA Hep 2 study, this research was conducted among people living with HIV and co-infected with hepatitis C virus in Vietnam. It highlights an important public health finding: people with a history of injecting drug use report a lower quality of life than other patients, despite long-term antiretroviral treatment.

Beyond the clinical results, this publication underlines the need for a more comprehensive approach to HIV/HCV care, including screening for pain, anxiety and depression; stronger attention to vulnerable populations; and better integration of psychosocial dimensions into care pathways.

These findings can help decision-makers and public health stakeholders better adapt health services, particularly in decentralised settings, and strengthen targeted interventions for populations at higher risk of care disruption and health inequalities.

This publication also illustrates the added value of 🇻🇳🇫🇷 Franco-Vietnamese scientific collaboration: through ANRS MIE-supported research: generating robust field-based evidence that can directly inform health policies and contribute to improving the quality of health care.

👏 Congratulations again to Yoann Madec, Thang Hong Pham, the NIHE teams, the Institut Pasteur team, the provincial CDCs of Yen Bai and Nghe An, and all partners involved in this important work.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-46919-7

30/05/2026

📢 Call for applications — Mobility and training grants 2026

The ANRS MIE Virology and Clinical Pharmacology Network, through its “New Technologies” group, has launched a call for mobility and training grants dedicated to early-career researchers.

This opportunity supports a one-week placement in a partner laboratory to acquire skills in innovative technologies, with a focus on:

🔹 Clinical metagenomics
🔹 Whole-genome sequencing of respiratory viruses
🔹 Next-generation sequencing of HIV

Funding of up to €1,500 is available to contribute to travel and accommodation costs.

This call may be particularly relevant for young researchers interested in genomic sequencing, clinical virology, metagenomics, respiratory viruses, HIV, and technology transfer.

📅 Application deadline: 26 June 2026, 12:00 PM
📩 Applications should be sent to: [email protected]

More information and application documents are available on the ANRS MIE website:
https://anrs.fr/en/infrastructures/thematic-networks/virology-and-pharmacology-network/

ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site encourages eligible early-career researchers and partner institutions to explore this opportunity.

28/05/2026

🌟🇫🇷🇻🇳 Concours d’éloquence “ICI, ON S’EXPRIME 2026” – Finale à l’Université de Médecine de Hanoi

Le Site partenaire ANRS MIE Vietnam a eu le plaisir de participer au jury de la finale du concours d’éloquence francophone « ICI, ON S’EXPRIME 2026 », représenté par Dr Ann-Claire Gourinat.

👏 Nous avons été très impressionnés par le niveau des étudiants : qualité de l’expression orale, maîtrise de la langue française, force de conviction, créativité des prestations, mais aussi capacité à mobiliser des notions scientifiques et médicales avec clarté et engagement.

🗣️ Ce concours a été une belle démonstration du dynamisme de la francophonie médicale au Vietnam, portée par des étudiants talentueux, motivés et déjà très à l’aise dans l’art de défendre leurs idées en français.

🏆 Toutes nos félicitations aux participants de cette finale, aux équipes lauréates, ainsi qu’aux organisateurs pour la qualité de cet événement.

✨ La francophonie médicale a pleinement rayonné à travers ce concours, dans un esprit de partage, d’excellence et d’ouverture.

27/05/2026

24/05/2026

🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 CHOOSE EUROPE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

✅ Researchers, universities, research institutes, start-ups and innovation stakeholders in Vietnam are warmly invited to explore new collaboration and funding opportunities with Europe through two upcoming information sessions on Horizon Europe and EU Member States national research programmes.

📍 Da Nang: 25 May, 09:00–17:00
📍 Hanoi: 26 May, 09:00–17:30
💻 Online participation possible

What to expect:

🟦 National funding & mobility schemes from Austria 🇦🇹, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪 and Italy 🇮🇹
🟦 Research careers, start-up support & mobility pathways with Horizon Europe
🟦 Direct exchange with European project coordinators & Vietnamese success stories

✅ Free entry
✅ Register via: https://forms.gle/FtbKUAC1TQnv6w8K9
✅ Event and Programme Details: https://tinyurl.com/3rartr5m

07/05/2026

🌍 Vietnamese researchers at AFRAVIH 2026

The ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site was pleased to be represented at AFRAVIH 2026, the 13th International Francophone Conference on HIV, Hepatitis, Sexual Health and Emerging Viruses, held in Lausanne, Switzerland.

AFRAVIH is a major scientific meeting for the international Francophone community, bringing together researchers, clinicians, public health experts and community stakeholders working on HIV, viral hepatitis, s*xually transmitted infections and emerging viruses. The 2026 edition highlights multidisciplinary science, access to care, prevention, community engagement and inclusive public health policies. 

🇻🇳 A Vietnamese delegation attended the conference, together with Dr Didier Laureillard, Coordinator of the ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner Site.

We are proud to highlight three oral communications presented by researchers from Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy:

Dr Thanh Binh NGUYEN
Changes in risk behaviours for HCV transmission after HCV treatment among people who inject drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam

Pr Vinh VU HAI
Prevalence and clinical manifestations of long COVID in Vietnam

Pr Thi Giang HOANG
Factors associated with poly-drug use among female s*x workers in Hai Phong, Vietnam

👏 These presentations reflect the strong contribution of Vietnamese research teams to international scientific discussions on infectious diseases, public health, vulnerable populations and community-based approaches.

🤝 Congratulations to all presenters and participants for strengthening scientific collaboration between Vietnam, France and the wider Francophone research community.

Didier Laureillard
Đại sứ quán Pháp tại Việt Nam/ Ambassade de France au Vietnam