Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists launched

The Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists (GYVS) was officially launched at the 21st science and technology conference of the health sector in Hanoi on November 2.
Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists launched ảnh 1The Board of Directors of the Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists for the term 2022-27. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Global Network of Young Vietnamese MedicalScientists (GYVS) was officially launched at the 21st science and technologyconference of the health sector in Hanoi on November 2.

As an organisation under the Vietnam Young Doctors Association and a voluntaryorganisation of young scientists with research in the field of health, thenetwork will operate in Vietnam and around the world for the development of thehealth sector.

The Global Network of Young Vietnamese Medical Scientists will help strengthensolidarity and gather young intellectuals doing health research in the domesticand international community, said the Vietnam Young Doctors Associationpresident Ha Anh Duc at the launching ceremony.

Duc said that the network will be a consultative channel for the Government anddomestic sectors on important issues as well as the country's difficulties andchallenges in the field of health.

The GYVS will be a gathering place for young Vietnamese medical scientistscurrently studying and living in other countries to share and discussscientific research and advanced technology and techniques, helping Vietnam toget early access to developments in science and technology in medicine andpharmacy, said Duc.

The Board of Directors of the GYVS for the term 2022-27 includes 19 young andprestigious scientists who were selected from nearly 400 young Vietnameseintellectuals from more than 22 countries around the world.

With 272 scientific reports, including 132 in English, the three-day conferenceis a forum for scientists, lecturers, medical practitioners and students toshare their research and exchange experiences in scientific research andprofessional activities.

Topics discussed at the conference will be an important basis to help doctorsand scientists continue to study and apply them in practice, contributing toimproving the quality of people's health care as well as the development ofVietnamese medicine./.
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