Doctor Vuong Van Hoc gives health care services to locals in Thanh Yen (Photo: VNA) (VNA) – More than 50 poor people in the northern
province of received free health
check-ups, treatment and via a programme on July 30.
The programme was launched by the Steering Committee for humanitarian health
service campaign of Dien Bien, the Red Cross Society of Dien Bien and the
Oriental Medicine Association of Dien Bien Phu city.
The majority of beneficiaries had problems related to bone and joint, digestion
and cardiovascular issues.
Doctor Vuong Van Hoc from Thanh Yen commune, Dien Bien district said this
is part of a larger programme to care for locals in Dien Bien province in 2017.
About 15 percent of people in Thanh Yen commune, which borders Laos, are
poor, and are mostly ethnics of the Thai and Mong minorities, with poor access
to healthcare. -VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
