FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

One local fellow in Vietnam

Hosting organization: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Hanoi, Vietnam

The SEAOHUN Fellowship Program strives to foster One Health leaders by allowing young and midcareer health professionals to gain practical experience working on One Health issues at leading academic and research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, or international non-governmental organizations in Southeast Asia The Fellowship program was highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While six successful candidates were identified with six host organizations, only one was able to be placed with the hosting institution because the host and the fellow were in the same country Many potential hosts were overwhelmed with rapid response to the pandemic, and travel restrictions made international placement impossible. In 2020, Vietnamese lecturer Tuyen Ha Van successfully completed his fellowship in ILRI Hanoi office He worked on two research projects during his fellowship: a multi-country survey of COVID-19 impact in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, and, mosquito-borne diseases riskmapping. His work resulted in the submission of a manuscript for publication

His achievement is featured at https://www.seaohun.org/singlepost/thinking-one-health-thinking-outsidethe-box