During the two days of April 19-20, about 4 ethnic people in Dien Bien province were examined and given free medicine by doctors. The activity is within the framework of the Program "Humanitarian journey - Giving love" organized by the Central Vietnam Red Cross Society on the occasion of Humanitarian Month 1.700.
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Vietnamese people in Laos are happy to be examined and given gifts
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People in the Vietnam-China border area receive free medical examination and medicine
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On the morning of April 20, doctors and nurses from the Military Institute of Radiation Medicine and Oncology (Military Medical Department) examined patients, gave health advice and provided free medicine to 4 ethnic people in Keo Lom commune, district. Dien Bien Dong, Dien Bien province.
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| Elderly people are examined and given health advice by doctors from the Military Institute of Radiation Medicine and Oncology. (Photo: Vietnam Red Cross) |
Previously, on April 19, 4 elderly people in Him Lam ward, Dien Bien Phu city were examined by doctors at Saigon Eye Hospital, measuring eye pressure, measuring refraction, fundus examination, and head examination. neurology, automatic visual field examination using advanced equipment and technical means. After eye examination, the elderly are given free medicine and listen to medical staff's orientation, propaganda, and dissemination of knowledge about eye care and protection; knowledge about physical exercise, health promotion and disease prevention, especially for common diseases in the elderly.
In Muong Cha district, the staff and doctors of Bach Mai Hospital performed health checks and provided free medicine to 700 people in difficult circumstances in the district. Participating in the program, people receive general medical examinations, diabetes tests, heart rate and blood pressure checks, electrocardiograms, ultrasounds, general internal examinations, and health and nutrition consultations. People also receive free medicine and health care gifts.
The program also organized free dental examinations for 800 students at Sa Long Commune Primary School and Sa Long Commune Secondary School and awarded 15 gifts to disadvantaged families, each gift worth 2 million VND.
The program "Humanitarian journey - Giving love" was held in 3 provinces: Thai Nguyen, Son La and Dien Bien, integrating medical examination, health consultation and free medicine at 15 locations. examined more than 9.000 people from poor, near-poor, and disadvantaged households in localities. 12 units were mobilized to participate in medical examinations, including: Hospitals under the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of National Defense, provinces and cities, Young Doctors Association, volunteer clubs from all over. all parts of the country.
