"Capital Youth Volunteers for Community Health" Examines 1,200 People

On October 12, the Journey "Capital Youth Volunteer for Community Health" 2024 (Journey No. 30) organized by the City Youth Union - Hanoi City Youth Union took place at Hanoi Children's Palace. Attending were Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Vietnam Student Association Nguyen Minh Triet.

1,200 people in Cau Giay, Bac Tu Liem, Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan, and Hoai Duc districts received free medical examinations and screening tests.

Speaking at the program, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Youth Union, Chairman of the Hanoi Youth Union Nguyen Duc Tien said that the Journey "Young Doctors of the Capital for Community Health" in 2024 has now reached the finish line and exceeded the planned target.

According to the plan, the program aims to examine, detect early and treat diseases, and give gifts to 10,000 people in the capital. After 29 trips to examine, give medicine, and give free gifts in districts, towns, and cities of Hanoi, more than 14,000 people were examined and given gifts; mobilized social resources to give more than 14,000 welfare gift bags to people and children, worth more than 7.5 billion VND.

People also receive dedicated advice from doctors and nurses.

During journey number 30, more than 120 doctors and nurses from the Hanoi Young Physicians Association, Central hospitals, and the Ministry of Public Security provided free medical examinations and screening tests to 1,200 people in the districts of Cau Giay, Bac Tu Liem, Nam Tu Liem, Thanh Xuan, and Hoai Duc in the following categories: General internal examination, specialized examination of gastroenterology, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and dermatological, ear, nose and throat, eyes, pediatrics, nutrition; ultrasound, electrocardiogram, blood sugar testing, gift giving, medicine dispensing...

According to Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Physicians Association, President of the Hanoi Young Physicians Association Nguyen Trong Son, the journey "Young Capital Volunteers for Community Health" in 2024 has reached its final stage and has been successful. Each journey is not only a medical examination and treatment program, but also an opportunity to connect, listen and share. The smiles and words of thanks from the people have motivated the medical team to continue their efforts to meet the increasing needs of society; together build new, more creative programs to best serve the people, continuing the meaningful "Journey of Young Physicians following Uncle Ho's teachings, volunteering for community health".

Give health care gifts

During the day, the Hanoi Youth Union coordinated with the Hanoi Youth Blood Donation Campaign and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion to organize voluntary blood donations, collecting about 250 - 300 more units of blood.

Thus, after 10 months of implementation, the city's Youth Union and Association at all levels organized 180 mobile blood donation sessions in the city, collecting 84,494 units of blood, exceeding the target, in which blood mobilized from young people accounted for over 70%.

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