Nghe An won second prize in the national "2018 Excellent Grassroots Health Competition"
(Baonghean.vn) - The final round of the national "Excellent Grassroots Health Care 2018" contest organized by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi on October 30. The Nghe An province excellent grassroot health care team won second prize.
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Greeting contest of Nghe An Province's grassroots medical team. Photo: Thanh Hoa |
Participating in the final round of the National "Excellent Grassroots Health 2018" Competition are 6 teams: Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Can Tho and Bac Lieu. These are the excellent teams that passed the three rounds of competition in the Northern Midlands, North Central and Mekong Delta regions.
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The skit "Only a hair's breadth left" tells about backward customs and misconceptions about health care in remote areas. Photo: Thanh Hoa |
The Nghe An team consists of medical staff from Quy Chau district (At the provincial level competition, the excellent grassroots medical team from Quy Chau district won first prize and was selected by the Nghe An health sector to represent the region and the country). Before reaching the national finals, the Nghe An team won first prize in the North Central region.
At the Final of the “2018 Grassroots Health Excellence Competition”, the teams took turns going through 3 rounds including greeting, knowledge and talent. With vivid and unique performances from each region, the aim was to convey messages about primary health care at the grassroots level.
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The sketch "Only a hair's breadth left" was voted the best sketch of the contest. Photo: Thanh Hoa |
The talent competition with the skit “Only a hair’s breadth left” by the Nghe An team was highly appreciated by the judges. The skit is a real story about backward customs such as male preference and female discrimination; inviting shamans to perform rituals when sick that are currently existing in remote areas.
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The organizing committee awarded the second prize to the Nghe An grassroots medical team. Photo: Thanh Hoa |
In the final result, Nghe An grassroots medical team won second prize and the sketch “Only a hair’s breadth left” was voted the best sketch. Ha Tinh grassroots medical team won first prize and two third prizes went to Phu Tho province and Can Tho city teams./.