Intersecting with Vo Van Kiet and Nguyen Cong Tru streets in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Calmette Street is named after the French doctor and scientist who laid the foundation for the present-day Pasteur Institute.
From a young doctor sent to the Far East, Albert Calmette left a significant legacy in Saigon by establishing the first Pasteur Institute outside of France and developing the BCG vaccine, which revolutionized the global fight against tuberculosis.
