SDG 3 : Good health and well-being

29/08/23

A new scientific article has just been published on the various narratives of air pollution in Northern Thailand.

The scientific journal Southeast Asian Studies has just published this month an article between anthropology and geography on the shifting narratives of seasonal air pollution in northern Thailand between 1996 and 2019.

19/06/23

Meeting between Expertise France and members of the CaPThai project

On Wednesday 14 June, a delegation from Expertise France visited the Division of Tuberculosis (DTB) of the Thai Ministry of Health to meet the CaPThai project teams and assess its progress.

05/06/23

Official launch of the AfriCam Cambodia project

As part of the fight against zoonotic diseases and the international PREZODE (Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence) initiative, the AfriCam Cambodia project was officially launched on June 1 in Phnom Penh, an event organized by IRD, CIRAD and Cambodian partners.

05/06/23

Launch of the PRESTO international joint laboratory at the "Collaborative Strategy for One Health Projects' Building" Symposium

The "Collaborative Strategy for One Health Projects' Building" Symposium and the official launch of the PRESTO International Joint Laboratory (IJL) were held in Chiang Mai from May 22 to 24, 2023.

25/05/23

GlobalSmog project members meet in Thailand

On Tuesday May 16, Globalsmog's coordinators in Asia and Thailand met their Thai partner, Dr. Kanchana Nakhapakorn, a researcher in remote sensing and geomatics at Mahidol University. The aim of their meeting was to present the project and discuss current research on air pollution in Thailand.

22/05/23

CaPThai team visits Trang Hospital

On Friday May 12, the CaPThai project team visited the facilities dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis at Trang Hospital. This visit, in preparation for future clinical trials, provided an opportunity for exchanges between the hospital's medical staff and members of the...

08/05/23

The symposium "One Health in Practice in Southeast Asia, What's Next?" was held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology

From April 24 to 26, 2023, the restitution and capitalization colloquium of the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects One Health in Southeast Asia, "One Health in Practice in Southeast Asia, What's Next?" was held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH).

19/04/23

Launch of the Symposium on the use of viral vectors for gene transfer and genome editing

April 18 was the launch day of the Franco-Thai Symposium on the Study of Viral Vectors. Gathered at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences of Mahidol University, the coordinating scientists of the new Thai Vector Research Center presented their work and the recently inaugurated research platform to...

30/03/23

Launch of CapThai project

The launch meeting of the CapThai project took place on March 28 in Bangkok, in front of about 100 participants, including health care personnel in charge of TB patients. The meeting included a presentation of the program and partner organizations.

20/03/23

IJL PRESTO: Review of the Regional Medical Research Meeting

Woottichai Khamduang and Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, coordinators of the PRESTO International Joint Laboratory (IJL), organized a brainstorming meeting on March 14, 2023 on the theme "What research should be conducted to prevent future epidemics/pandemics in Southeast Asia?"

28/02/23

At the heart of villages, preventing the next pandemic with the AfriCam project

Prevention would cost a hundred times less than controlling future pandemics. AFD, CIRAD, IRD and their partners have therefore launched an ambitious project to strengthen surveillance and early detection systems in four African countries and Cambodia. AfriCam is the first project in the Preventing...

24/01/23

Signature of the agreement for the IJL PRESTO creation at Chiang Mai University

The Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences of Chiang Mai University welcomed on Wednesday 18th January delegations from IRD of Thailand and Laos for the signature of the creation of the International Joint Laboratory - IJL PRESTO.

18/10/22

IRD presented its One Health research projects at the Lao Colloquium "One health in practice" organized on October 13

IRD with the National University of Laos (NUOL) and the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) organized the "One health in practice" Symposium on October 13. This event was an opportunity for IRD researchers to present their projects related to the One Health approach to students and...

12/09/22

A food contest to raise environmental awareness

As part of a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of protecting human and animal welfare, as well as conserving the environment, the European Union (EU) Representation in Laos collaborated with the Lao government to organize the One Health Fair last weekend.

30/08/22

Presentation of the ELAOS Research Project

As part of the OHSEA training activities on Pitch, Dr. Sabrina Locatelli presents the ELAOS research project.

11/08/22

IRD projects in Laos presented at the One Health International Symposium in Bangkok

The One Nakai and ELAOS projects were presented at the Symposium "One Health research projects and methods in Thailand and Southeast Asia" on 19 July 2022.

25/07/22

Feedback on the "One Health" International Symposium

On July 19, the International Symposium on One Health methods and scientific projects in Thailand and Southeast Asia was held at the Mahidol University in Bangkok. This event brought together IRD researchers and their local partners to develop new dialogues between all the institutions present.

15/06/22

Signature of a MoU for the CapThai project

On June 13, a MoU was signed at the French Embassy in Thailand between IRD and the Division of Tuberculosis of the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand to implement the CapThai research project.

27/04/22

Kick start of the ELAOS project at the Elephant Conservation Center

In Laos, Tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistant TB represent a significant public health threat. Because of the restrictive measures and the strain on health systems for COVID-19 control, the pandemic has had a negative effect on the number of TB cases (diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up), causing a...

06/12/21

Two calls for health proposals for the Southeast Asia area in 2022

L’Initiative is looking for projects to fund for the year 2022. Two calls for proposals concern the Southeast Asia area on the issues of health system strengthening and strengthening awareness and access to care for populations vulnerable to HIV, tuberculosis or malaria.