Free medical check-ups and medication for the elderly.

(Baonghean.vn) - The Chau Hanh Commune Health Station (Quy Chau District) recently collaborated with the Commune's Elderly Association to provide free medical examinations and medication to poor and lonely elderly people in five remote villages of the commune, including Thuan Lap, Khe Han, Ta Soi, Khe Lan, and Na Xen villages, on the occasion of Vietnam Elderly Day (June 6).

Health workers from Chau Hanh commune health station examine elderly people in Ta Soi village.

Over four days (from June 17th to June 20th, 2014), doctors and medical staff measured blood pressure, prescribed medication, and provided medicine to 156 elderly people. Each course of medication lasted 5-7 days, treating common ailments in the elderly such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and arthritis, with the total cost of medication exceeding 7 million VND for all 156 individuals. In addition to free examinations and medication, staff from the Chau Hanh Commune Health Station also provided health advice, encouraged the elderly to live happily, healthily, and productively, and advised parents of students in the five villages on nutrition and prevention of common seasonal illnesses such as colds, fever, diarrhea, and drowning prevention for young children.

Tran Ngoc Lan