Yen Thanh: More than 200 children were screened for disabilities

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of June 26, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Nghe An province coordinated with the People's Committee of Yen Thanh district to organize screening and classification of disabilities for more than 200 children in the district.

The children will be examined by doctors from Hoan My Hospital - Da Nang, Vinh Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Center and Nghe An Province Children's Fund, and will undergo color ultrasound to check for heart diseases; screening and classifying motor system disabilities, cleft lip and palate and eye-related diseases. For children with serious illnesses, doctors will prescribe surgery, rehabilitation, and advise parents on health care methods and nutrition for children with heart diseases...

Many parents bring their children for screening during this period.

Doctors enthusiastically advise mothers on common ways to detect and recognize

Doctors carefully check the children's health.

Currently, the district has over 79,600 children, accounting for 27% of the district’s population, of which nearly 1,100 children have various types of disabilities. Such examination and classification activities will contribute to raising awareness, actions and responsibilities of all levels, sectors, each family and the whole society towards children with disabilities./.

Hong Nhung - Anh Tuan

(Yen Thanh Radio Station)