A girl is being examined under the Children’s Health Care programme organised by the HCM City Public Health Association, Department of Health and the HCM Communist Youth Union (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s
annual two-day Children’s Health Care programme providing free medical
screening for nearly 10,000 kindergarten and primary school children will begin
on (June 1).
The programme will be held at Dam Sen Park in District
11 by the HCM City Public Health Association in cooperation with the municipal
Department of Health, the HCM Communist Youth Union and the theme park.
Medical staff from many different city hospitals
like Tu Du, Hung Vuong Obstetrics Hospital, several paediatric hospitals and
others will examine the children and provide treatment.
The children’s parents, especially pregnant
mothers, will receive counselling in healthcare, healthy diet and measures to
prevent diseases.
The children will also receive gifts, be allowed
free entry into the theme park and get 50 percent discounts on games.
Six hundred poor children will be allowed for
free into the playground, circus and ice house.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
