Nghe An health sector gives Tet gifts to people in Yen Tinh commune, Tuong Duong district

Responding to the Provincial Party Secretary's Letter of Appeal for Support and Help for the Poor to Celebrate the Year of the Pig, the Provincial People's Committee's Program "Tet for the Poor - Year of the Pig 2019", on January 19, the Department of Health organized a Tet gift giving ceremony for poor households and provided free medical examination and treatment for people in Yen Tinh commune, Tuong Duong district.

Leaders of Nghe An Department of Health give Tet gifts to poor people in Yen Tinh commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

Yen Tinh is a poor commune in a remote area in Tuong Duong district. The commune has 1,018 households with 4,059 people. Implementing Decision No. 1310 of the Provincial People's Committee on assigning agencies and units to help poor communes in the area, since 2012, Nghe An health sector has helped Yen Tinh commune.

The medical working group examined 500 people in Yen Tinh commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

To help Yen Tinh commune, Nghe An health sector has mobilized contributions from union members, units under the department, businesses and philanthropists inside and outside the province. From 2012 to present, the total amount of money mobilized is 1,456 billion VND.

Providing free medicine to people. Photo: Thanh Chung

With this money, Nghe An health sector has organized practical activities to help poor communes such as: giving cows, giving savings books, building charity houses for poor households, giving books and bicycles to students, giving computers and desks to schools, medical examination and treatment equipment to health stations... In addition, the health sector also organized many groups of doctors to examine and treat patients, and provide free medicine.

Nghe An Department of Health Youth Union gives gifts to poor students who overcome difficulties. Photo: Thanh Chung

After many years of support from the health sector, the socio-economic life of the poor people in Yen Tinh commune is gradually improving. In 2012, the poverty rate in Yen Tinh commune was 88.2%. To date, the poverty rate in the commune is 45.99%.

Support 15 breeding cows for 15 poor households to develop the economy. Photo: Thanh Chung

To help the poor in Yen Tinh commune have a warm Lunar New Year, as well as encourage economic development, Nghe An health sector has given 50 gifts to 50 poor households, each gift worth 500,000 VND; and 15 breeding cows to 15 households worth nearly 214 million VND. Tuong Duong district health center also gave 2 breeding cows to 2 poor households in the commune.

Tuong Duong District Medical Center also donated 2 breeding cows to the poor in Yen Tinh commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

On this occasion, the Youth Union of the Department of Health and the Medical Center of Tuong Duong district organized a delegation to examine and provide free medicine for 500 people in Yen Tinh commune (Total value of medicine distributed is about 30 million VND); gave 01 gift worth 700,000 VND to 01 poor but excellent student./.