More than 1,000 ethnic children who 'sleep sitting up' receive free screening
(Baonghean.vn) - On July 16, 17 and 18, doctors and nurses from the central and provincial levels organized a program to screen for disabilities and provide medicine to more than 1,000 children of the Dan Lai ethnic group (Con Cuong).
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| Screening for motor disabilities for Dan Lai children in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong. Photo: Ba Hau |
The program is implemented by the Vietnam Children's Fund, Nghe An Provincial Children's Fund, and doctors at all levels.
| Attending the program on the morning of July 16 were Mr. Luong Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Emulation and Rewards of the Office of the President; Mr. Hoang Van Tien - Director of the Vietnam Children's Fund; representatives of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Children's Fund of Nghe An province. |
The expert team, consisting of 20 doctors and nurses from the central and provincial levels, examined 1,308 Dan Lai children, aged 1-16, in Con Cuong. Of these, 507 were from Mon Son commune, 118 from Luc Da, 515 from Chau Khe, 106 from Thach Ngan, and 62 from Lang Khe.
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| Delegates attending the opening ceremony of free medical examination and medicine for children in Dan Lai. Photo: Ba Hau |
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| The delegation gave gifts to some children from difficult family circumstances in Mon Son commune. Photo: Ba Hau |
At the examination points, the delegation organized screening for diseases such as: motor defects, cleft lip and palate, congenital heart disease, etc., through which blood was taken for testing, records were created, and long-term health support was provided for the children.
After screening and detecting the disease, the children will be treated for free. In addition to medical examination and treatment, free medicine, the delegation also gave gifts to the children of Dan Lai. The total cost for this medical examination and treatment is over 200 million VND.
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| All children have their blood tested and their health records are kept for long-term monitoring. Photo: Ba Hau |
The Dan Lai ethnic group is known for its custom of sleeping sitting up. In the past, they lived a nomadic life. In recent years, with the attention of the Party and the State, the Dan Lai people have been resettled. However, the low level of education, poor and backward economic conditions, especially the situation of early marriage and incestuous marriage, have affected the survival of this ethnic group. Therefore, health check-ups for the Dan Lai people are extremely necessary./.
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