600 elderly people in Yen Thanh received health consultation and free medicine
(Baonghean.vn) - On November 13 and 14, the Department of Population and Education of Nghe An province coordinated with the Center for Population and Education of Yen Thanh district to organize health care consultation and provide free medicine for the elderly in the district.
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Free medical examination and medicine for Yen Thanh residents. Photo: Hong Nhung |
This time, about 600 elderly people in 3 communes of Dong Thanh, Bac Thanh and Minh Thanh were consulted on methods to prevent some common diseases for the elderly; instructions on how to use medicine effectively, nutritional charts...
In addition, the elderly were also screened by doctors of the general ultrasound team to diagnose some diseases of the heart, liver, kidney, urinary tract, and prostate. In the program, each commune had 100 elderly people who were given free medicine.