Vu Ngoc Anh Thu

Social worker, Bach Mai Hospital

Tatler Asia

The social worker reshaping care for vulnerable communities

Vũ Ngọc Anh Thư is a social worker at Bach Mai Hospital, one of Vietnam’s largest public hospitals, where she has spent more than a decade supporting vulnerable patients and advancing patient-centred care. From 2015 to 2025, she helped mobilise nearly US$3.8 million in social resources, supporting tens of thousands of patients through medical assistance and community programmes. Anh Thư has also contributed to healthcare social work policies, training programmes and research, while teaching future practitioners at Bach Mai Medical College.

Impacted Industries


  • Public Service & Law

  • Healthcare & Sciences