According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Vu Trung, Director of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City, the MoU commits both sides to a wide range of practical and meaningful activities, including joint scientific research, co-organization of workshops and conferences, student exchanges, academic information and research document sharing. The two institutions will also jointly develop specific programs, research topics, and projects in the fields of scientific research, training, and disease prevention.

Upon addressing the event, Nguyen Ngo Quang, Director General of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, called on the Pasteur Institute to promptly devise a first-year action plan focusing on immediately actionable items such as short-term expert exchanges, bilateral workshops, and joint research group formation.

He also accentuated the need for the Institute to work closely with its counterparts at Nagasaki University to propose potential research projects, formalize implementation agreements for each activity, and actively seek funding from international research support programs and bilateral or multilateral donors to ensure long-term financial sustainability for cooperation.

ONO Masuo, Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City, underscored the critical role of preventive medicine in stopping the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, protecting public health, and safeguarding social stability and prosperity.

He expressed hope that the MoU between the Pasteur Institute and Nagasaki University would contribute to improving infectious disease control in Vietnam and globally.

With nearly 135 years of history, the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City is one of Vietnam’s oldest and most prestigious institutions in public health and scientific research. Its core mission has long combined scientific inquiry and professional training with efforts to safeguard and improve community health.

Nagasaki University (Japan) is also one of the country’s leading institutions in education and research, with a strong focus on tropical medicine and infectious diseases. Since 2004, Nagasaki University and the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City have cooperated in research and training.
The signing of this MoU has helped deepen scientific and health ties between Vietnam and Japan, while opening new opportunities to strengthen professional capacity and practical application for the benefit of regional and global public health.

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