Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (front, fourth, left) and other people join a walk in Hanoi on June 23 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh
and thousands of people joined in a walk in Hanoi on June 23 to launch the “”
competition, part of activities to mark the 10th founding anniversary of the
(VYPA).
Director of the Hanoi-based Hospital K Prof. Dr
Tran Van Thuan, who is also VYPA Chairman, said founded on June 28, 2009, the
association now has branches in 62 provinces and cities with 82,600 members,
becoming one of the biggest organisations of the health sector.
Over the last 10 years, the VYPA has offered
free check-ups and medicine and presented gifts to more than 8 million people.
It has provided training in first aid skills for over 200,000 kindergarten and
primary school teachers, conducted free eye surgeries for 10,000 old people
with disadvantages, and received 10 million donated blood units. It has also
organised activities to encourage handwashing with soap to prevent the hand-foot-and-mouth
disease, involving about 1.5 million children.
The association has also launched many practical
movements and programmes to realise the Party and Government’s resolutions on
healthcare, Thuan noted.
Applauding the VYPA’s contributions, Deputy PM
Binh highlighted advantages as well as difficulties facing the ,
particularly the surge of non-communicable disease risks. He asked the association to
effectively carry out the Healthy Vietnam Programme recently launched by PM
Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
He also called on young physicians to make
stronger efforts to swiftly adapt to scientific-technological advances in
Industry 4.0, enhance grassroots healthcare, increase communications to raise
public awareness of health problems, early diagnosis and physical activities,
and meet people’s demand for healthcare.
At the event, the “Walk for your health”
competition was launched. It is part of a series of “Walk the Talk” activities
around the world initiated by the World Health Organisation.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
