Nghe An Health Sector organizes free medical examination and treatment, gives gifts to people in Thach Ngan commune, Con Cuong district

On January 8, Nghe An Health Department organized a working group to provide free medical examination and treatment and give gifts to people in Thach Ngan commune, Con Cuong district. Dr. Nguyen Van Thuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Health and Dr. Pham Quoc Duong - Chairman of the Health Sector Trade Union led the working group.

Nghe An health sector has presented 70 gifts to 70 poor households in Thach Ngan commune. Each gift is worth 500,000 VND. Photo: Thanh Chung

The delegation included leaders and doctors from the following units: Nghe An Department of Health Youth Union; Vinh Medical University; Southwest Regional General Hospital; Anh Son District Medical Center; Con Cuong District Medical Center; Military Hospital 4 and Saigon - Vinh Eye Hospital.

Nghe An Health Sector and Saigon - Vinh Eye Hospital donated 150 warm blankets to poor and disadvantaged people in the commune. Photo: Thanh Chung

In the program of free medical examination and treatment and gift giving for people in Thach Ngan commune, on behalf of officials, civil servants and workers in the Nghe An health sector, leaders of the Department of Health and the Health Trade Union presented 70 gifts to 70 poor households, each worth 500,000 VND.

Leaders of the Department of Health, the Trade Union and the Saigon - Vinh Eye Hospital also presented 150 warm blankets to the people. The Youth Union of the Department of Health presented gifts to La Thi Doa (7 years old, first grader), a disadvantaged student sponsored by the unit under the model "The Union's foster child".

The Youth Union of the Department of Health presents gifts to La Thi Doa - a poor student in Thach Ngan commune sponsored by the unit. Photo: Thanh Chung

More than 300 people in Thach Ngan commune were examined and given free medicine by doctors from Vinh Medical University, Southwest Regional General Hospital, Anh Son District Medical Center, Con Cuong District Medical Center, Military Hospital 4 and Saigon - Vinh Eye Hospital.

During the program, doctors provided free medical examination and treatment to people. Photo: Thanh Chung

Information from Nghe An Health Department: It is estimated that the total value of gifts and medicines in the free medical treatment and gift giving program for people in Thach Ngan commune this time is over 150 million VND.

According to Decision No. 2209/QD-UBND issued by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on July 29, 2022 on assigning agencies and units to help extremely disadvantaged communes in Nghe An province, the Department of Health is assigned to help Thach Ngan commune (Con Cuong district). Before organizing this program, the Nghe An Department of Health had organized a number of gift giving and medical examination and treatment programs in the commune.

The delegation distributed free medicine to the people of Thach Ngan commune. The total value of gifts and medicine in the free medical examination and treatment program and gift giving to the people of Thach Ngan commune was over 150 million VND. Photo: Thanh Chung

Previously, in the period of 2012 - 2022, the Department of Health was assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to help Yen Tinh commune (Tuong Duong district). Nghe An Department of Health has provided practical and effective support activities to help the poor and poor commune of Yen Tinh reduce difficulties in life, access social services, improve knowledge and skills in production and labor, improve their lives and escape poverty.