New Study: Existing Interventions Proven Effective to Reduce Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
In a new study published in The Lancet, a team of international researchers has highlighted the urgent need for action to address the growing threat of antibiotic resistance.
RECOVERY Meeting Drives Global Collaboration for Future Research
The RECOVERY International Collaborators’ Meeting, held from 16-18 April 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal, marked a significant step forward in global health collaboration.
OUCRU 2024 Prize Studentship
Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s OUCRU-SOVICO Prize Studentships! These excellent candidates will join the OUCRU PhD family and enrol at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine. Dr Tran Bang Huyen, supervised by Assoc Prof Sophie Yacoub, Head of Dengue Group at OUCRU. Ms Nguyen Pham Nhu Quynh, supervised by Dr Pham […]
Wellcome Trust’s New CEO Visits OUCRU in Indonesia and Vietnam: Strengthening a Decades-long Partnership in Health Research
The recently appointed CEO of the Wellcome Trust, Dr John-Arne Røttingen, visited OUCRU in Indonesia and Vietnam, reinforcing a long-standing partnership between the UK-based foundation and OUCRU.
2023 Three-Minute Thesis and MORU-OUCRU Student Conference
MORU and OUCRU unite annually to enhance postgraduate learning, improving academic ecosystems, fostering student-supervisor connections, excelling in mentorship, and championing effective science communication. Building on the success of previous years, we have once again organised the highly anticipated Three-Minute Thesis competition and the impactful MORU-OUCRU Student Conference.
OUCRU Tuberculosis Group Reported at the “Congress of Vietnam respiratory society – French-Vietnamese Association of Pulmonology 2023”
Out of the 30 presentations delivered at the Research Report Session of the congress, OUCRU team was awarded the first prize for the presentation of Dr Dang Thi Thanh Thao, and the second prize for Dr Nguyen Hoang Van.
New Study: Adjunctive Dexamethasone for Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV-Positive Adults
VIETNAM, HO CHI MINH CITY – On 12 October 2023, the results of the ACT HIV trial – Adjunctive Dexamethasone for Tuberculous Meningitis in HIV-positive Adults – were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, kills around 1.5 million people each year. Tuberculous meningitis is the most […]
Large-scale Study Examines Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Control in Indonesia
A new study published in The Lancet Global Health highlights the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis (TB) control in Indonesia, the nation with the second highest TB burden globally and the second highest burden of COVID-19 in the Asian region.