WELCOME

INTRODUCTION OF THE HANOI

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Hanoi, April 22, 2014

Presentation outline
Vietnam at a glance
Training, Research at Hanoi School of
Public Health (HSPH)
Collaboration and future development

Vietnam at a glance
Mainland Territory:
331,211.6 sq. km
Population: ~ 90 million
inhabitants (in 2013)
National Capital: Hanoi
Administrative Units: 63
provinces and cities
GDP per capita:
Current prices: ~ 1900 US
dollars (2013)
International dollars - PPP: ~
4000 (2013)

Hanoi School of Public Health

the first university of public health in Vietnam

established 26 April 2001

Milestones
School for Health Administrator
MPH

HSPH establishment
BPH

Bachelor of health technician in preventive medicine

CK2 in health service management
Full PH Laboratory
Health Management Training Institute

PhD
In-service BPH
Master of Hospital Management
TropEd (2 subjects)
BPH tracking (5)
PH Laboratory

199
7

2001

2005
2002

2008

2011

2014

Quality assurance: accreditation by

AUN, certification in PH
Health education reform
Research-based university
HRD to ensure the professionalism
in all services

Future

Growth Strategy
HSPHs Three Core Competencies

research

Enriching knowledge and

changing the PH situation

consultancy
Advising others
on the field of PH

training
Producing the best PH
professionals and
scholars

Who are we at HSPH?

FACULTY
Guest

Master

Full-Time

SUPPORT
staff

BPH
BLS
Professional
training

PhD

STUDENTS

Major training programs at HSPH:

PhD, Master (MPH and Hospital management)
Bachelor of Public Health and
Bachelor of Laboratory Science for Preventive Medicine

Increase in training: 2001-2013

Field sites

Hospitals and number of

other institutions /agencies
Dong Da dist.
inside Hanoi

Ba Dinh dist.
Chi Linh dist.
inside Hanoi 80 km from Hanoi

Gia Lam dist.

10 km from Hanoi
Yen Phong dist.
40 km from Hanoi
Cau Giay dist.
inside Hanoi
Graduate Education Dept.
HSPH

Khoai Chau dist.

60 km from Hanoi

Luong Tai dist.

60 km from Hanoi

Binh Xuyen dist.

40 km from Hanoi
Luong Son dist.
50 km from Hanoi

Chuong My dist.
Tien Du dist.
35 km from Hanoi 20 km from Hanoi

8 rural sites

Research at HSPH
Various topic :
Non-Communicable diseases
Communicable diseases
Health policy and Health system research
Environmental research
Behavior and social science research
Public Health Informatics

Research and publication

Policy impact: good works so far

CIPPR & VMIS

Observable impact

Center for Injury Policy & Prevention

Research
Viet Nam Multi-Center Injury Survey
In partnership with 10 other medical
institutions in the country
VMIS experience has been
replicated in Thailand, the
Philippines, Bangladesh, and China

VNIS 2010 and the evaluation

of National policy + new
policy to 2020

2002-2010 National
Injury Prevention
Policy

Policy impact: good works so far

Observable impact

Tobacco Control Research

Conduct research and

Advocate for :

Tax on

- Law on prevention and

control of tobacco harms

cigarette
increased
from 55%

- New Decree on Health

Warning on cigarette pack
of all kinds:

65%

Effective from Aug 2013

to

Collaboration and future development

Partnership is important in our successes so far

Ministry of
Education & Training

Other Govt.
Agencies
Vietnamese
Universities &
Colleges

Ministry of Health

National
PH Network

Media &
General Public

DONORS
International
PH Network

Foreign
Universities &
Colleges

Collaboration and Future development

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

Secretary of Dept. of Health and Human Services visited HSPH

Collaboration and Future development

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Visits and exchanges...

HSPH student exchange at Simon Fraser

University, Canada
UGA student exchange at HSPH

International research fellows: a PhD student from

Johns Hopkins conducted her dissertation research
in Vietnam

CDC
KIT
Atlanta

CEEVN

CMB New
York

Rockefeller
Foundation

Australia
TropEd
ff
Ford Foundation

PRB

Indonesia

WHO The
Netherlands

Ministry of Health

US Embassy Hanoi

Fulbright

PEPFAR
Johns Hopkins
University

LATER-DAY SAINT CHARITIES

Hanoi University of Medicine

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE
New Zealand
NIN

USA

Hongkon
g

The Atlantic
Philanthropies

unicefINDEPTH
Univ. of Georgia

TASC
British
Council

PHSWOW

Tulane University

UQ

MOET

VAST
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA at CHAPEL HILL

QUT

Laos
PDR
Japan

Population Council
UMASS
Thailand
APACPH
University of Washington
University of Hawaii
Auckland University
Vietnam
CEEVNPublic Health Association
World mission

And a good new development

The new campus in Tu Liem district: approx.
8 times larger than the current one, 7 km
from current campus.

Collaboration and Future development

THANK YOU