Prof. Phan Thi Thu Huong
Vietnam Coordinator
Hanoi Medical UniversityAbout
A long-term scientific partnership
The Partner Site connects ANRS MIE with Vietnamese research, public-health and community institutions to develop collaborative research and strengthen local capacity.
The Partner Site
Research cooperation since 2000
ANRS MIE is an autonomous Inserm agency created on 1 January 2021. It drives and funds research on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases.
The partnership with Vietnam began in the late 1990s. A first site agreement was signed in 2000 and the cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Health was renewed in 2018.
Governance
A joint French–Vietnamese coordination
The coordination team works with IRD Hanoi, which has managed the Partner Site budget since 2016.
Dr Didier Laureillard
France Coordinator
PCCEI UMR 1058 / Nîmes University Hospital
Dr Doan Thi Thuy Linh
Deputy Vietnam Coordinator
VADP, Ministry of Health
Dr Ann-Claire Gourinat
Deputy France Coordinator
International Technical Expert
Assoc. Prof. Le Minh Giang
Vietnam Scientific Coordinator
Hanoi Medical UniversityScientific Advisory Board
ANRS MIE project investigators in Vietnam and external experts meet at each edition of the Scientific Days, every two to three years. Dr Khuat Thi Hai Oanh, co-founder and Executive Director of SCDI, joined the Board in 2025.
Milestones
From a historic HIV partnership to a regional research platform
More than 35 years of scientific cooperation, progressively extending to viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, post-COVID conditions and emerging infectious diseases.
1988
The first HIV course in Vietnam is delivered by Prof. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.
1990
The first HIV/AIDS laboratory is created at Institut Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam’s first HIV case is diagnosed.
1995
ANRS signs its first memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.
2000
The ANRS Vietnam Partner Site is officially established.
2014
A clinical trials coordination unit opens at Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital; ANRS signs its first memorandum of understanding with Hanoi Medical University.
2015
A second research coordination unit opens at Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
2016
ANRS and IRD Vietnam sign a cooperation agreement for budget management.
2018
The cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Health is renewed and ANRS signs its first memorandum of understanding with HPMU.
2025
The coordination office relocates to Hanoi Medical University, strengthening the Site’s institutional anchoring in Vietnam.
2026
Memoranda of understanding with HMU and HPMU are renewed.