Museum honours Italian doctor who identified SARS in Việt Nam

Nguyễn Thái Học from the Vietnamese Embassy in Rome emphasised that the event once again pays tribute to Dr Carlo Urbani, honouring his great valuable contributions to world health in general and his dedication to the cause of protecting people’s health in particular.

Học said as a WHO infectious disease expert in Việt Nam, Calos Urbani helped the country analyse and identify the viral agent that caused the SARS.

“Through isolation and intensive care, he found a way to defeat SARS in a short time,"大众he said. "His life is a testament to the deep friendship between Italy and Việt Nam.”

In  二0 二 二, the Italian Government gave the late doctor the Knight of the Order of Merit to honour his great contributions to detecting, identifying and responding rapidly to new diseases. — VNS