Our work

The Vietnam One Health Lab is a collaborative initiative implemented by IEHSD in collaboration with ILRI, aiming to establish and operate One Health field facilities in Lao Cai and Thai Nguyen. This initiative contributes to operationalizing activities under two ILRI-implemented projects in Vietnam: the Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Food (SAAF) in Thai Nguyen and the Improving human health through sustainable value chains in human-animal-environmental interactions using ICT in Vietnam (ICT4Health).

December 5, 2022, in Hanoi, Training course on "Improving communication skills for community workers" was organized by the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD) in collaboration with Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB), Women’s union and Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi. The training’s objective are to build the communications capacity for community worker, especially female leaders in developing communications materials, communicating information and conducting community meeting.

Vietnam National One Health University Network (VOHUN) and Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD), in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and funding support from the U.S. Department of Defense Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP), will host the fifth year of the Vietnam One Health Biorisk Management case-based learning remote engagement monthly series

A workshop titled “Raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance for 3F companies” was organized by the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD) in collaboration with the Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN). The workshop’s objectives are to raise awareness about the impact of antimicrobial resistance and offer solutions to manage antibiotic use in business.

September 30, 2022 – The scientific conference “Conscious use of antibiotics in animals: change for a sustainable agriculture” was organized by the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD) and the Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN). The objectives were to update the mechanisms, policies and current status of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in livestock and aquaculture in Vietnam.

Hanoi – The Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD) has organized a specialist workshop on "The opportunities and challenges of Antimicrobial Resistance" in order to review the implementation progress of the National Action Program on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), as well as to assess the current status of antibiotic management in healthcare.

On June 30th 2022, in Hanoi, Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD), organized a workshop to summarize activities "Rinderpest risk communication for livestock farmers in Vietnam" with the participation of 20 delegates from: Department of Animal Health, Regional Animal Health Office No.1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Sub-Department of Animal Health and Husbandry of Dak Lak province, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Nong Lam University, and Can Tho University. "The rinderpest risk communication for livestock farmers in Vietnam", funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Vietnam, under the project "Global Rinderpest Post-Eradication Security: Phase II - GCP/GLO.981/USA".

– Local partners: DAH, Sub-DAH in Vietnam

SARS-CoV-2 PPE – PART II: Gloves and Gowns from a One Health Multisector Biorisk Management Perspective

– Local partners: over 30 in Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Bac Giang, & Ha Noi

Organisational development and capacity building require both individual and collective efforts. As a Gender Advisor, my role includes developing the capacity of the team at the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (IEHSD) to develop gender responsive technical solutions within the scope of the projects the organization works on. Projects focus on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, plastic pollution, biorisk management, COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement, and zoonotic diseases. A One Health approach is applied across all projects of the organization. IESHD, the Center for Public Health and Ecosystems Research (CENPHER) and the Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN) together form the Vietnam One Health Alliance (VOHA). Not only are the projects implemented by IEHSD, CENPHER and VOHUN connected in their application of One Health but are also interconnected with and inform one another.

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 PPE: Face Masks and Respirators from a One Health Multisector Biorisk Management Perspective