NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Facilitates U.S. – Vietnam Agreement for Collaboration in Military Medicine
BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 09, 2024) Leadership with Navy Medicine Research and Development (NMR&D), Vietnam Military Medical University (VMMU) and Uniformed Services University (USU) pose for a photo following the signing of a Statement of Intent (SOI). The SOI, signed by VMMU and USU, and facilitated by staff from Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC, aims to enhance collaboration between the U.S. and Vietnam in military medicine, through joint efforts in medical training, scientific research and academic cooperation. NAMRU INDO PACIFIC, part of NMR&D, conducts research in cooperation with host nations in Australia, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam to improve global health, ensure military force health protection and address infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue fever virus and gastro-intestinal pathogens. (Courtesy photo/Uniformed Services University)
