* History:

Viet Nam national institute of dermatology and venerology (NIDV) was established according to the dicision No 70/BYT/QD date 28th January 1982 by minister of health.

The board of director:

- Assistance professor Phan Van Hien - director  
- M.S Nguyen Sy Hon - vice director  
- Ph.D Tran Han Khang - vice director

Functions and tasks:

Being the national level in dermatology and venerology.

- Diagnosing and treating the dermatological, leprosy and sexual transsmitted diseases in the central level.

- Training (higher education and post graduation): 1st, 2nd grade medical doctor, Master of science and phylosophy doctor in dermatology and venerology profession.

- Researching in etiology of dermatology, venerology and leprosy.

- profession guiding for lower levels in the whole country.

- International cooperation in dermatology and venerology prevention and control and scientific research.

Personnel:

- Profession guiding department.
- Medical profession - training and scientific researching department.
- International relationship department.
- Laboratory: microbiology - fungus, serum, biochemistry, biochemistry-haematology, cellular structure.
- B10 department: treatment for patient with leprosy
- B12 department: male patients
- B14 department: female and children
- Laser and cosmetic surgery department:
- Pharmacy department: Supplying the drugs for national program of anti leprosy and sexual transmitted disease prevention and control.
- Rehabitation department.
- Administration department.
- Finance and account department.

The some main achievements:

- Reducing the incidence of leprosy from 5.4/10000 rehabitants (in 1985) to 0.22/10.000 rehabitants (in 2000).
- Preventing and controlling the sexual transmitted diseases.
- Establishing the profession network from central to local levels with the high professional cadres (professor: 06, Ph.D: 10 and M.S: 30).
- Enhancing the in ternational cooperation with non-governmental organizations in the leprosy, prevention and control and sexual transmitted disease prevention and control.
- Applying the modern treatments such as plastic surgery, laser for dermatological diseases.
- Guiding and supervising the activities in the sexual transmitted diseases. Sending the staffs to the provinces, especially remote and far-way areas, central highland and southwest of Viet Nam.
- Organizing many training couses for health staffs in cooperating with international experts.
- Setting up the network of information and report from central to local levels in order to collect rapidly the information and to make the disicion properly and effectively.
- Many themes were studied and reported in the country or in the world such as leprosy epidermology, multi chemotherapy for leprosy, the model for the sexual transmitted disease prevention, laser treatment of dermatological diseases, etc... Which contribute to the people health protection and care.
- 3rd labour medal
- Ho Chi Minh reward
- Excellent teacher
- Excellent physician

Training:

Teaching and training: medical doctor, 1st or 2nd grade medical doctor, master of science, phylosophy doctor.
International cooperation:
Cooperated with WHO, ILEP, UNAIDS, the international organization in the leprosy prevention and control in many countries such as Japan, Belgium, Netherland, Germany, America, England, France, CDC and UNFPA etc...

Service:

- Examination department: everyday (saturday and sunday: 7h30-11h30).
- Extratime consultation (16h30-18h30 from monday to friday).
- Laser and plastic surgery: treatment of genetic blood tumour, plastic surgeries for birth defects in the dermatology and venerology.
- Examination department for S.T.D (free for some drugs).
- Laboratory: detecting many diseases such as gonorrhea, venereal, HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, fungus ... etc...