Professor Tran Xuan Bach receives international health innovation honors

Professor Tran Xuan Bach, the youngest professor in Vietnam, has received significant international recognition for his contributions to health economics and digital health technologies. Teaching and researching at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Professor Bach focuses on optimizing health systems and improving healthcare access for vulnerable populations in developing nations.

On February 23, 2025, he was awarded the 2025 Global Health Innovation Leadership Award by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) during its 16th annual conference in Atlanta, USA. This award recognizes scientists who implement innovative initiatives with positive public health impacts, particularly in low-income countries.

Additionally, in 2025, Elsevier and Stanford University released the seventh version of their database of influential global scientists. Professor Bach was ranked 5,085th among the world's top 10,000 scientists. He has also been recognized as one of the world's most highly cited scientists for seven consecutive years, from 2019 to 2025.