More than 120 poor and orphaned students in mountainous areas received free health check-ups.

Vinh City General Hospital organized free health check-ups for poor and orphaned students with no place to live. Photo: Lam Tung

The program "Lighting up the Dream - 2020" with the coordination of the following units: Nghe An Department of Health, Provincial Border Guard Command, Provincial Youth Union, Nghe An Television Station and Vinh City General Hospital has more than 120 students participating. They are orphans, children of ethnic minorities in the highlands and border areas of Nghe An: H'Mong, Thai, Kho Mu, Dan Lai,... with especially difficult circumstances but have risen up to study well.

Each child has different difficult circumstances. Some have parents who divorced and then left their hometown to work far away, living with elderly grandparents with no place to rely on. Some have parents, or one or both, who have died, leaving them helpless. Some have parents who are seriously ill and no longer able to work. Their living conditions and circumstances do not allow them to have enough food or clothes to wear, so they do not have the means to take care of them or have regular health check-ups.

Doctors and nurses take blood tests for students. Photo: Lam Tung

Accompanying the program "Lighting up dreams - 2020", Vinh City General Hospital has established a team of 80 doctors, nurses and service staff to organize free screening, detect diseases for effective treatment for students.

During 1 day, with modern, synchronous equipment such as testing lab system, ultrasound machine, ENT endoscope, electrocardiogram machine, x-ray,... the children had a general internal examination; surgical examination; musculoskeletal examination; eye examination, ENT endoscopy; teeth - jaw - face; ultrasound, electrocardiogram, blood test.

At the program, students received a general health check to detect signs of illness. Photo: Lam Tung

To organize the program effectively, the hospital has established the following examination process: medical control, epidemiological declaration; reception, examination room assignment; clinical examination in the rooms; receiving results and doctor consultation at the initial examination room.

BSCKII. Nguyen Hong Truong - Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Management, Director of Vinh City General Hospital visited and encouraged students to overcome difficulties and rise up in life. Photo: Lam Tung

In addition to the medical examination, the children were also instructed by doctors on how to protect their health, how to prevent common diseases and daily personal hygiene... In addition, the Hospital also gave gifts of milk and candy to the children participating in the program.

Students received gifts of encouragement from the leaders of Vinh City General Hospital. Photo: Lam Tung

Sharing about this charity activity, BSCKII. Nguyen Hong Truong - Party Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Management, Director of Vinh City General Hospital said: Humanitarian medical examination and treatment activities are organized annually by the hospital in the province; through these medical examination programs, many cases have been detected and treated promptly. In the program "Lighting up the Dream - 2020", the free health examination activity has practical meaning, helping children improve their health to confidently step into a bright future.