Deputy Minister of Health attended the medical examination and gift giving program in An Chau commune
On the morning of November 16, in An Chau commune, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Physicians Association coordinated with the Nghe An Department of Health and hospitals and accompanying units to organize the medical program "Love yourself - For a healthier Vietnam: Screening for cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases".
Attending the program were comrades: Associate Professor, Doctor Nguyen Thi Lien Huong - Deputy Minister of Health; Associate Professor, Doctor Pham Thanh Binh - Chairman of Vietnam Medical Trade Union; Master, Pharmacist Nguyen Huu Tu - Deputy Head of Youth and Children's Affairs Department, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front, Permanent Vice President and General Secretary of Vietnam Young Physicians Association.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Doctor, Specialist Doctor 2 Le Thi Hoai Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of Nghe An Department of Health; Doctor, Doctor Nguyen Van Thuong - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Health; Ho Phuc Hai - Deputy Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Youth Union; Doctor, Specialist Doctor 2 Nguyen Thanh Hai - Chairman of Nghe An Province Young Doctors Association, Director of Nghe An Lung Hospital; representatives of Dien Chau General Hospital and An Chau commune.
The medical program "Love yourself - For a healthier Vietnam: Screening for cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic diseases" is a practical activity to implement Resolution No. 20/NQ-TW dated October 25, 2017 of the Party Central Committee on strengthening the protection, care and improvement of people's health in the new situation; Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW dated September 9, 2025 of the Politburo on strengthening the protection, care and improvement of people's health in the new situation and following the direction of General Secretary To Lam on the goal of "Strive for each person to have a health check-up at least once a year".
The program, implemented in An Chau commune, Nghe An province, aims to detect risk factors early, support lifestyle change counseling, and adjust health behaviors; at the same time, build a non-communicable risk map of the community based on scientific data.
Speaking at the program, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong praised and highly appreciated the responsible coordination of the Vietnam Young Physicians Association, the Department of Health, Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, the Vietnam Health Promotion Consulting Association, central and local hospitals, along with the team of doctors, pharmacists, volunteers and accompanying units who joined hands to create this meaningful program.
These efforts not only bring direct value to local people but also contribute to promoting the strategic orientations of the health sector in the new period: Building a modern - equitable - effective health system, based on primary health care and preventive medicine, promoting scientific development, applying high technology and extensive digital transformation.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong requested Nghe An Department of Health, hospitals and medical centers to study the possibility of applying the health program "Love yourself - For a healthier Vietnam: Screening for cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic diseases" as a complementary solution to the province's non-communicable disease management system, in line with the digital transformation orientation of the health sector and the vision of building modern - smart - sustainable grassroots health care.
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On behalf of the Nghe An Health sector, Director of the Nghe An Department of Health Le Thi Hoai Chung expressed her deep gratitude for the sentiments and noble gestures of the Ministry of Health, the Vietnam Young Physicians Association, and accompanying units for An Chau commune in particular and Nghe An province in general; at the same time, accepted the instructions of the Deputy Minister of Health to continue to build the Nghe An Health sector to develop more and more.
At the program, the Organizing Committee presented 40 gifts to families with preferential policies and difficult circumstances; presented 40 meaningful gifts to students with difficult circumstances who strived to study well; presented 20 gifts to encourage medical staff affected by storms and floods...
Doctors examined and screened 1,000 people in An Chau commune for cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and metabolic disease; and provided guidance on care and treatment for people at risk of chronic non-communicable diseases.
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