The WHO has issued recommendations to promote vaccination against this disease. To date, there are 16 types of TB vaccines that have been studied in clinical trials, of which the research result of the M72 vaccine shows that with at least one injection, this type of vaccine has passed the WHO recommendation level with about 50% protection.

Central Lung Hospital doctor provides consultancy for TB patient.

According to the WHO's 2023 report, TB is still the second leading cause of death in the world among infectious diseases, only behind the Covid-19. It is worth mentioning that current global goals in TB control are behind schedule.

Vietnam is currently ranked 11th among 30 countries worldwide with the highest burden of TB and multidrug-resistant TB.

The country detected 106,086 TB patients and recorded around 13,000 related deaths in 2023.

The successful treatment rate is maintained at a high level of over 90%.

However, Binh noted that there are still more than 40% of TB patients in the community who have not been detected and treated.

185,000 doses of 5-in-1 vaccine to be distributed to 49 localities this month

The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on August 15 decided to allocate 185,000 doses of the DPT-VGB-Hib vaccine to 49 cities and provinces within this month.

Made-in-Vietnam African swine fever vaccines to be exported to Philippines, Indonesia

Vietnam will export 2 million doses of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) to the Philippines and Indonesia between August and October this year, according to Nguyen Van Long, Director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

WHO, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam

A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccine supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on Thursday.

Swine fever vaccines approved for nationwide use

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Monday issued a document guiding the use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) nationwide.

Vietnamese companies ready to export African swine fever vaccines

Two Vietnamese enterprises have said that they are ready to boost the production of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines to serve domestic demands and exports.

Source: VNA