Zika preparedness and response in Viet Nam

Authors

  • Dong Nguyen Thanh
  • Hung Do Thai
  • Huy Le Xuan
  • Nghia Le Trung
  • Mai Vien Quang
  • Trieu Bao Nguyen
  • Phan Trong Lan
  • Thuong V. Nguyen
  • Luong Chan Quang
  • Phan Cong Hung
  • Diep Thanh Hai
  • Pham Duy Quang
  • Nguyen Viet Thinh
  • Huynh Thi Kim Loan
  • Nguyen Thi Cong Dung
  • Pham Thi Thu Hang
  • Ly Huynh Kim Khanh
  • Tran Thi Luu Nguyen Huong
  • Tran Dac Phu
  • Dang Quang Tan
  • Hung Pham
  • Vu Ngoc Long
  • Anthony W Mounts
  • S. Arunmozhi Balajee
  • Leisha Diane Nolen USCDC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.v9i2.591

Abstract

For the past two years, Vietnam has been working to strengthen surveillance, preparedness and response capacities under the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). This article describes Vietnam Ministry of Health’s (VMoH) activities to prepare and respond to Zika virus (ZIKV) and the impact of GHSA investments on this response.

Author Biography

Leisha Diane Nolen, USCDC

Dr. Nolen is a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arctic Investigation Program in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Published

2018-07-04

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No. 2 (2018): April – June

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Perspective

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