Introduction

The Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH) is a well-known research institution in Vietnam. HUPH has successfully managed and implemented many national and international research projects in different fields of Public Health and health sciences. HUPH is a unique independent university that specializes in Public Health in Vietnam with the vision “to become the leading institution in health sciences training, applied research and services in Vietnam and the region”. The University has more than 200 staff, including 04 full Professors, 18 Associate Professors, 17 PhDs, 3 specialist level 2, and 58 MSc. in Public Health and health sciences.

The development strategy of HUPH stresses three pillars: education, research, and consultancy services on Public Health and health sciences. Our research activities aim to advance fundamental knowledge about Public Health and contribute to improving health outcomes, international development, and the quality of life by “providing high-quality services and consultancies in the field of public health”. The diversity of our academic environments and scientific approaches is our unique feature and strength. The University is divided into five academic fields referred to as faculties, which are further divided into departments acting as the primary workplace for our researchers. HUPH is hosting three sounding research centers: the Center for Public Health & Ecosystem research (CENPHER), the Center for Population Health Sciences (CPHS), and the Center for Injury Policy and Prevention Research (CIPPR).

The research capacities of HUPH include epidemiological research, health system research, environmental-occupational health research, health economics research, and social research. HUPH has played leading roles in conducting large-scale research projects on the epidemiological transition, injury prevention, tobacco control, reproductive health, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, climate change, and health system... Notably, the HUPH has worked with the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Steering Committee on Smoking and Health (VINACOSH), the World Health Organization, and the U.S. CDC in conducting several nationally representative surveys such as “Global Adult Tobacco Survey” (GATS, 2010, 2015, 2022, PGATS 2020, PGATS 2022); “Global Youth Tobacco Survey” (GYTS, 2007, 2014); “Risk factors for Non-communicable diseases in Vietnam 2015); Global School-based Student Health Survey 2019. HUPH also has other research collaborations with different international partners, including UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Bank, WFPHAs, SEAPHEIN, IN-DEPTH, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), EASSIA, ICRAS,… etc.

During 2017-2022, HUPH has published approximately 432 scientific papers annually on various aspects of public health in Vietnam in prestigious international peer-reviewed journals. Projects’ outcomes and successful public health interventions experiences have been also widely shared on different channels, including television, radio, newspapers, Facebook, websites, etc.