2024 Highlights: Further Engagement with Youth in Research at OUCRU
As we reflect on 2024, let’s look at our public and community engagement achievements. One particular highlight is our continuing partnership with young people to nurture a strong connection between...
View ArticleBreaking Barriers: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in...
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on February 11, serves as a reminder of the gender disparities that persist in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
View ArticleOUCRU Researchers Develop AI-Powered Tools to Improve Pneumonia Care
A team of researchers at OUCRU was recently awarded a multi-million-dollar Discovery Award from the Wellcome Trust to develop AI tools to advance pneumonia research.
View Article60% of hepatitis C patients do not know how they had the disease(1)
A survey conducted at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases shows that approximately 60% of patients did not know how they contracted hepatitis C and the majority of patients only discovered...
View ArticleOUCRU Hosts Intensive Care Training for Healthcare Workers
OUCRU Ho Chi Minh recently concluded its annual three-day intensive care training program in Vietnam, made possible through the generous funding of Dragon Capital. Building upon the success of previous...
View ArticleRecap: Southeast Asia Social, Ethical and Engagement Aspects of Pandemic...
From 18-19 February 2025, a workshop focusing on the social, ethical, and engagement aspects of pandemic preparedness took place in Da Nang, Vietnam. Thirty-one participants from five Southeast Asian...
View ArticleTBM survivor: “TBM can be completely cured.”
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a form of tuberculosis that carries the highest mortality rate due to its gradual onset, non-specific symptoms, and easy confusion with other brain infections. The...
View ArticleOUCRU Hosts Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training
OUCRU Ho Chi Minh City recently hosted a three-day Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training course. The course, organised by OUCRU and the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office,...
View ArticleOne-third of antibiotics used in Vietnam are ‘inappropriate’
Ranking 11th globally in antibiotic use, Vietnam faces a serious risk of drug resistance, ‘running out of treatment options due to antibiotic resistance’. According to statistics, treatment options due...
View ArticleDr Duong Thi Hue Kien: From Post-PhD Uncertainty to Leading International...
Finding My Path After PhD “After finishing my PhD, I felt isolated and uncertain about the future,” recalls Dr Kien. For four years, her research was focused entirely on understanding how the Dengue...
View ArticleThe world is facing a shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030(*)
World Health Worker Week (#WHWWeek) highlights the importance of the health workforce – nurses, pharmacists, epidemiologists, doctors, community health workers/volunteers, technicians, and their...
View ArticleUpcoming webinar: Malaria Burden in Southeast Asia: Research Findings and...
Malaria remains a serious threat to public health across Asia. The South-East Asia Region has the second-highest malaria burden globally, with WHO estimating that 1.61 billion people remain at risk and...
View ArticleMoral Distress of Frontline Workers in Research Settings is often overlooked.
The kick-off meeting for the Moral Distress Frontline Staff Network was organised over two and a half days, gathering professionals from the UK, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe,...
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View ArticleDr Sulochana Manandhar: Tackling newborn infection risks in Nepal
At OUCRU Nepal, microbiologist Sulochana Manandhar spent much of her early career at the lab bench, examining bacteria, fine-tuning methods, and chasing answers to scientific questions. Now, with...
View ArticleCollab Lab’s Meet the Scientists: Where science lovers connect
With the new concept ‘Through the Lenses of Science’, Collab Lab’s upcoming Meet the Scientists event is designed to bring meaningful interactions and engagement opportunities for young people to be...
View ArticleA lifetime of contribution to public health and research in Nepal recognised.
Prof. Buddha Basnyat has received the NHRC Lifetime Achievement Award for Health Research in Nepal. The Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) conferred its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for...
View ArticleBuilding Better Vaccines: Dr Thitinan Kitisin Explores Tonsil Organoids...
Years of groundwork have led Assistant Professor Dr Thitinan Kitisin to his first major step: leading an advanced vaccine research project in Thailand. With support from MODRA, he’s now developing one...
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