ANRS MIE Vietnam Partner SIte

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

04/04/2026

📢 Dengue: from science to action through One Health

As part of the One Health Summit / One Health Festival, this side event will explore how One Health approaches can be translated into concrete dengue responses through science, partnerships, and shared learning.

The session will bring together high-level representatives from endemic countries, international organisations, public health institutions, and research partners to discuss practical experiences, key priorities for action, and opportunities for collaboration to strengthen dengue preparedness and response.

📅 6 April 2026
🕓 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (CET)
📍 Crowne Plaza Lyon – Cité Internationale
💻 Hybrid format – remote participation available

https://community.pasteur-network.org/events/208484

This side event, held in the context of the One Health Summit and as part of the One Health Festival, will explore how One Health approaches are translated into concrete dengue responses through collaboration between research institutions, public health actors, and international partners. The sessio...

03/04/2026

🔬 Scientific Days of the ANRS MIE 2026 – Replay now available

The Scientific Days of the ANRS MIE 2026 brought together researchers, institutions, and partners to explore how innovation can strengthen the response to infectious and emerging diseases. Across two days, discussions highlighted the importance of combining scientific excellence, technological innovation, regulatory frameworks, and international collaboration to move faster from research to public health impact.

📍 Day 1 focused on regulatory innovation, new surveillance strategies, and next-generation diagnostic approaches. Highlights included the role of the African Medicines Agency in supporting biomedical innovation and access in Africa, local production of diagnostic tools through DIATROPIX, work on identifying the animal reservoir of mpox virus, modelling for preparedness against future respiratory Virus X threats, decentralized molecular diagnostics using synthetic biology, non-invasive breath-based diagnosis of respiratory infections, and a keynote on AI agents for accelerating biomedical discoveries.

💡 Day 2 explored innovation in vaccinology and therapeutics. The programme included a keynote by Prof. Glenda Gray on novel approaches to HIV vaccine research and their relevance to other infectious diseases, followed by sessions on AI-driven reverse vaccinology, AI-assisted mRNA vaccine design, nasal and mucosal vaccines, and innovative therapeutic strategies ranging from in vivo antibody production and tuberculosis drug development to antiviral approaches, mini-organ platforms, host-derived metabolites against influenza, and the VISTA project on orthonairoviruses.

🌍 These two days reflected the ambition of the ANRS MIE community: to foster cutting-edge, multidisciplinary, and translational research to better anticipate, prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious diseases.

📹 Video interviews and highlights: https://www.youtube.com/



https://anrs.fr/en/all-news/anrs-mie-scientific-days-2026/

ANRS Infectious emerging diseases (MIE), autonomous agency of Inserm, facilitates, evaluates, coordinates and funds research into HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, s*xually transmitted infections, tuberculosis and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

16/03/2026

We thank the Ministry of Health of Vietnam, and in particular Vice Minister Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, for welcoming Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Director of ANRS-MIE, together with members of the ANRS-MIE team and the ANRS-MIE Vietnam partner site. 🤝🇻🇳🇫🇷

This meeting was an opportunity to discuss strengthening scientific cooperation between Vietnam and France to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and to further develop research and training collaborations with Vietnamese partners.

We look forward to continuing and expanding this collaboration for the benefit of public health.

Hai bên đã trao đổi về việc mở rộng phạm vi nghiên cứu của ANRS MIE sang các bệnh truyền nhiễm mới nổi và tái nổi, hợp tác khoa học giữa ANRS MIE với các đơn vị y tế và các trường đại học ở Việt Nam.