Sports and cultural exchange to celebrate Vietnamese Doctors' Day
(Baonghean.vn) - To celebrate the 59th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - February 27, 2014), from February 23 to February 25, 2014, Nghe An Department of Health organized a badminton competition and a cultural exchange to celebrate; attended by representatives of the Department of Health, Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation and many officials and employees of the health sector.
This year’s badminton tournament has 60 athletes from specialized centers, provincial hospitals, public and non-public hospitals in Vinh city and surrounding areas. The athletes compete in 2 categories: men’s and women’s doubles under 45 years old; men’s and women’s doubles over 45 years old. The round-robin matches are scored to select the top 2 teams to compete in the finals.
After 2 days of competition, the results: The Mental Hospital won first prize in both the women's doubles over and under 45 years old categories; the men's doubles over 45 years old of the Malaria-Parasitology-CT Prevention Center won first prize...
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| Badminton match. |
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| Doctor Bui Dinh Long - Director of the Department of Health congratulated the teams that won first and second prizes in the badminton competition. |
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| Awarding the first prize for the women's doubles over 45 years old to the Mental Hospital |
The cultural exchange included 18 solo, group and skit performances by amateur singers and artists. The performances focused on praising the Party, the country and honoring the doctors in Uncle Ho's homeland.
The exchange program is a practical cultural, artistic and sports activity for health workers to improve their health and demonstrate their talents, thereby encouraging doctors to improve and take better care of their expertise and profession to serve the people better./.
From Thanh
