At the award ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – Doctor Nguyen
Viet Giap, Director of , has been honoured with the
2023 (APAO) Outstanding Service in
Prevention of Blindness Award.
The award, the noblest in the field of
ophthalmology in the region, was presented to the doctor along
with 17 others at the 38th APAP Congress in Malaysia on February 25.
Giap is the sixth member of the
Ophthalmological Society (VOS) to have received the honour since the association was
set up more than 60 years ago.
According to VOS, with over 30 years of
experience in ophthalmology, Giap has so far conducted more than 50 scientific
research projects and raised valuable initiatives.
In the past decade alone, his initiatives have
helped more than 114,000 elderly people access free medical checkups and
treatment, and 17,500 others receive surgeries.
The award is the noblest in the field of ophthalmology in the region. (Photo: VNA)Thanks to his efforts, the rate of blindness among the residents over 50 years old in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau dropped
from 3.31% in 2007 to 1.69% in 2020.
More than 200,000 local students were also provided
with free checkups and treatment, and some 15,000 poor students were presented
with glasses.
In the nomination letter to the APAO Award
Committee, VOS President Professor Ton Thi Kim Thanh described Giap as a
dedicated, highly skilled doctor with many creative ideas and great
contributions to ophthalmological examination and treatment activities and
blindness prevention in the community.
Along with directly giving checkups and treatment to
tens of thousands of patients, Giap has actively engaged in training
activities. He has organised more than 200 training courses to over 2,500
medical staff in localities and schools, along with more than 10,000
consultations events on eye protection in the community./.
Source: VietnamPlus
