Why the Way We Use Antibiotics Matters More Than We Think
A closer look at everyday antibiotic use and caregiving in rural communities in Vietnam. What is antimicrobial resistance? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites no longer respond to medicines designed to kill them [1]. As a result, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs become less effective, making infections harder to treat and […]
“AMR Ambassador†Competition: When Students Become Voices Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The OUCRU Hanoi Research Team and the PCE team, in collaboration with the Students’ Clinical Pharmacy Club, Hanoi University of Pharmacy successfully conducted the AMR Ambassador Competition on Monday, 12 January 2026, at Kim Lien High School, Hanoi.
2025 PCE Highlights: Strengthening Community-Centred Health Engagement ResearchÂ
In 2025, OUCRU’s Public and Community Engagement work focused on strengthening local engagement to enhance research impact. Our activities across Indonesia, Vietnam, and Nepal demonstrated how strengthening OUCRU research through local engagement amplifies real community needs.
Empowering Ethical and Inclusive Research: OUCRU Piloting the Engagement Project Design Training
The Public and Community Engagement Group is piloting a training to support research practitioners in designing impactful research-engagement projects.
Bridging the community voices: OUCRU Indonesia held the Kick-Off Meeting Community Forum for Health Research (ForuM)
OUCRU Indonesia researchers and Community Health Research Forum members working together to co-create evidence-based solutions for healthier communities.
Enhancing research through effective science communication and strengthening community bondsÂ
In May 2025, hundreds of science communications and public and community engagement practitioners gathered at the Public and Communication Science Technology Conference (PCST) 2025, discussing the theme “Using Science Communication to Effect Positive Change: Exploring Transitions, Traditions and Tensionsâ€. Four different projects at OUCRU were featured at the conference, emphasising OUCRU’s vision to make research […]
Webinar Supporting Mental Health for Healthcare Workers in Times of CrisisÂ
In honour of World Mental Health Day, OUCRU’s Public and Community Engagement group, in partnership with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD), Vietnam Psychotherapy Association (VnPA), and Medisetter, will host a webinar on “Mental Health in the Workplace.” The webinar will focus on providing psychological first aid, raising awareness about mental health during and after […]
Social Workers: An Essential Workforce at HospitalsÂ
Social workers play an important role in complex and fast-paced environments like hospitals. They support hospital staff, patients, and carers professionally, physically, and mentally. 25th March is Vietnamese Social Workers Day. On this day, we honour the valuable contributions of social workers who silently support all healthcare workers, patients, and carers at hospitals. Healthcare workers […]
World AMR Awareness and Public Engagement at OUCRUÂ
18 – 24 November is World AMR Awareness Week. At Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), we are committed to raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the communities we work with: ‘preventing antimicrobial resistance together’1. To fulfil our commitment, OUCRU’s Public and Community Engagement team has organised several activities and projects across our sites. […]
Mental Healthcare for Carers: We Support the Supporters!Â
October 10th is World Mental Health Day. This year, the global theme, “Our Minds, Our Rights,” emphasises the universal right to access mental healthcare services as part of basic healthcare, which is considered one of our fundamental human rights. Before, during, and after the pandemic, we saw how frontline healthcare workers experienced a significant burden […]
OUCRU Project Raises Vaccination Uptake in Ethnic Minority Communities in Dak Lak, Viet Nam Â
In Viet Nam’s ethnic minority communities, getting the community vaccinated relies on local health workers, who are often low-paid volunteers with little training about vaccines or communication skills.
Improving access to care for people in Vietnam impacted by Hepatitis C: dissemination workshop to share findings of OUCRU’s community-based participatory research
On 10 March 2023 OUCRU and Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, hosted a one-day research dissemination workshop for policy, healthcare, community, and research stakeholders. It took place at the Equatorial Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City. The event was attended by around 70 representatives from state agencies and […]