Medical Specialties

The Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Department at Hanoi French Hospital specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. The department provides care for both inpatients and outpatients, manages infectious disease emergencies, and offers long-term treatment for chronic infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients.

Scope of Expertise

Consultation and treatment of infectious diseases:

• Community-acquired infections such as dengue fever, measles, chickenpox, meningitis, infectious gastroenteritis due to typhoid, dysentery, etc.
• Healthcare-associated infections, including multidrug-resistant bacteria
• Infections affecting the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, urinary, digestive, hepatic, neurological, and nervous systems
• Emergency management of acute infections
• Chronic infections such as tuberculosis and other chronic bacterial or viral infections
• HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
• Viral hepatitis A, B, and C
• Fungal infections
• Parasitic diseases such as malaria, amoebiasis, cysticercosis, and others
• Fever of unknown origin

Consultation and treatment of infections in pregnant women: bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

Travel medicine counseling:

• Pre-travel counseling: risk assessment, vaccination, preventive medication (such as for malaria, traveler’s diarrhea, etc.), especially for the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals
• Consultation and treatment of infections acquired after travel

Vaccination counseling and preventive immunization: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, pneumococcal disease, MMR (measles–mumps–rubella), Tdap (tetanus–diphtheria–pertussis), typhoid, rabies, chickenpox, etc.

Safe sex counseling & sexually transmitted diseases (STIs):

• Risk assessment for HIV and STIs
• Screening, diagnosis, and treatment of STIs: gonorrhea, syphilis, genital warts, genital herpes, etc.
• Counseling for HPV and hepatitis vaccination
• HIV preventive treatment: PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)

Medical Team

The infectious disease and tropical medicine specialists at Hanoi French Hospital are trained both domestically and internationally, with extensive experience in managing acute and chronic infections, as well as caring for immunocompromised patients or those with complex infections. The team regularly updates treatment protocols in line with recommendations from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, WHO, and international associations.

Facilities & Equipment

The department is equipped with advanced microbiology and molecular biology laboratories, enabling rapid and accurate identification of pathogens. Consultation rooms and inpatient treatment areas are designed in strict compliance with infection control standards, ensuring safety for both patients and healthcare staff.

Key Services

Comprehensive STIs screening package: scientifically designed to provide a full evaluation of health status and early detection of sexually transmitted infections such as HIV, HPV, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, hepatitis B & C, etc.

The Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine Department – Hanoi French Hospital is a trusted center for the prevention, diagnosis, and comprehensive treatment of infectious diseases. With a team of highly qualified doctors, modern equipment, and a wide range of counseling and vaccination services, the department is committed to supporting patients in protecting their health, controlling infections, and improving quality of life.