On the 24 June 2015 OUCRU co-signed an Aide Memoire with The Vietnamese Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and development partners. This Aide Memoire represents a commitment by all parties to collaborate to combat antimicrobial resistance in Viet Nam. Antimicrobial resistance is a multidimensional threat to human survival, public health, trade and economy and the over-all sustainable development of the country.