Vietnam Research Station,
Institute of Tropical Medicine,
Nagasaki University
NEWS
  • 2025.1.7Chief Representative Hasebe Receives JSTM Award of Excellence 2024

    At the Joint Congress on Global Health held in Itoman, Okinawa, November 16-17, 2024, Chief Representative Futoshi Hasebe received the JSTM Award of Excellence 2024.
    This award is given to researchers who have made outstanding achievements in basic or applied research in tropical medicine and whose contributions have been recognized as significant.
    Chief Representative Hasebe received the award in recognition of his many years of research on arboviruses and his contributions to the search for new viruses.

    more information:JSTM Awards

    award ceremony
    award ceremony
    group photo
    group photo

  • 2024.11.28Two-dose pneumococcal vaccination schedule for children demonstrates efficacy in inhibiting bacterial retention that is no less effective than the WHO-recommended three-dose vaccination schedule

    Professor Lay Myint Yoshida (Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases), in an international collaborative study with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Vietnam, has found that a two-dose pneumococcal vaccination schedule for children is no less effective than the WHO recommended three doses in inhibiting the retention of bacteria.
    The results indicate that a two-dose vaccination schedule (1p+1) may be an effective option for preventing pneumococcal carriage and infection in children in a VT pneumococcal controlled environment.
    This study was conducted in Nha Trang City, where Nagasaki University has a research sub station.

    The results of this study will be evaluated by the Vietnamese health authorities and the WHO Pneumococcal Working Group and submitted to the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), which advises on PCV vaccination policy.
    Reducing the number of PCV vaccinations is expected to reduce the cost burden and increase the sustainability of PCV vaccination programs.
    This would reduce the Gavi Vaccine Alliance's PCV budget by one-third, which could be used to support other critical vaccine assistance in low- and middle-income countries, saving more lives and health.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2024.10.18Students from Nagasaki Higashi High School will present at HSR2024 Public Lecture

    HSR (Global Symposium on Health Systems Research) is a global symposium held every two years by Health Systems Global (HSG), the world's largest academic organization for health systems.
    As part of the symposium, students from Nagasaki Higashi High School will give a presentation on their training in Vietnam at the public lecture.
    Please come and see the results of their study in Vietnam.
    We look forward to seeing you there.

    Date: Sunday, November 17, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Place: Dejima Messe Convention Hall, 2nd floor
    *Participation is free, but advance registration is required.

    more information:travel nagasaki News Page

  • 2024.9.2Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director of the NIHE, and his delegation paid a courtesy visit to President Nagayasu

    On August 26, Dr. Phan Trong Lan, Director and Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to President Nagayasu.
    They discussed the activity plan for future joint research projects toward the next program of the AMED project “Study on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Vietnam” and further strengthening of cooperation between Nagasaki University and NIHE.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2024.6.11ACHIEVEMENT page has been updated

    Added papers published in 2023-2024 to the "ACHIEVEMENT" page.

  • 2024.5.1Deputy Chief Representative Abe exchanges opinions with MEXT Minister Moriyama

    On April 28, 2024, when MEXT Minister Moriyama visited Vietnam, he set aside time to exchange views with Japanese university officials living in Hanoi.
    Mr. Abe, Deputy Chief Representative of the Vietnam Research Station in the meeting and explained about the research, achievements, and human resource development of the Institute in Vietnam.
    Minister Moriyama asked about the research strengths of the Vietnam Research Station, to which we responded that the Institute of Tropical Medicine operates not only the Vietnam Research Station but also the Kenya Research Station, and that we are blessed with an environment that allows us to conduct research at the forefront of two major infectious disease regions, Southeast Asia and Africa.

    Exchange of opinions with MEXT Minister Moriyama
    Exchange opinions
    Group photo
    On the far left:Deputy Chief Representative Abe Center:MEXT Minister Moriyama

  • 2024.2.7Prof. Lay Myint Yoshida received "Certificate of merit award"

    On January 26, 2024, Professor Lay Myint Yoshida (Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases), Institute of Tropical Medicine, received the "Certificate of merit award" from the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam.
    This award is given to the overseas organizations and individuals who have contributed to Vietnam's socioeconomic development and the health and welfare of the Vietnamese people.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2023.11.29Symposium for project "Study on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Vietnam"

    On November 21, Symposium for project "Study on Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Vietnam*" was held at Nagasaki University Sakamoto Campus, Ryojun Auditorium.
    There were ten participants from Vietnam, program officers from AMED, the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), which is a sub-institution of this project, and researchers from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Kumamoto University, and Kyoto University, all of whom are conducting research using the Vietnam site.
    At the symposium, the progress and results of Japan-Vietnam joint research on infectious diseases were presented, and a lively exchange of opinions took place.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2023.10.19Panel display at the 25th Nagasaki International Cooperation and Exchange Festival

    At the 25th Nagasaki International Cooperation and Exchange Festival, NU Team Global will exhibit panels introducing the activities of its Vietnam office in its booth.
    We will also hold an exchange session with international students and a session for Japanese students to introduce their study abroad experience.
    We look forward to seeing you.

    Date:Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 11:00 to 16:00
    Place:Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office 1st floor event area (3-1 Onoe-cho, Nagasaki City)

    more information:Notice from the International Division, Nagasaki Prefectural

  • 2023.09.29President Kohno visits NIHE

    September 22, 2023, President Kohno Shigeru and Trustee (Student Affairs and International Affairs) Ito Masako visited NIHE.
    The attendance looked back on various joint projects and discussed how they would continue to work together to address various health issues in the future.
    They also visited Bac Mai Hospital, with which they will collaborate on joint research and human resource development, an signed an academic cooperation agreement to extend the partnership.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2023.08.24Four high school sophomores from Nagasaki Higashi High School visited the Vietnam Research Station

    From July 31 to August 2, four high school sophomores from Nagasaki Higashi High School visited the Vietnam Research Station and the Nha Trang Sub Station.
    During the training, three staffs gave lectures on research cooperation between Vietnam and Nagasaki University, the actual situation of infectious diseases in Vietnam, and fieldwork research, in addition to a tour of the facilities at the Vietnam project site.
    The high school students, all of whom are interested in pursuing a career in medicine, listened intently to the lecture and engaged in an active question-and-answer session.

    more information:Nagasaki University News Page

  • 2023.08.17We have opened our homepage!

    We are pleased to announce the opening of the portal site for the Vietnam Research Station of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University.
    We plan to provide information on our website from time to time.

Vietnam Research Station

Vietnam Research Station of the Center for Infectious Disease Research in Asia and Africa, Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine (“Vietnam Research Station”) is an overseas research station opened in 2006 within the premises of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of Vietnam.
The Station serves as a research facility that implements various programs, mainly in Vietnam, with the goal of accumulating and disseminating knowledge related to infectious diseases and fostering human resources.