The Viet Nam Federation of Youth Unions along with the Vietnamese Young Doctors’ Association and Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper launched a new health care program on May 7, called “Young Doctors follow teachings of Uncle Ho -Volunteer for community health”.
Speaking at the launch ceremony in Sai Gon port in Ho Chi Minh City, Tang Chi Thuong, president of the Vietnamese Young Doctors’ Association and director of the City Nhi Dong 1 Hospital, asked young doctors across the country to come forward and commit their skills to public health services, keeping the traditions and pride of the nation alive.
Around 3,000 young medical doctors will travel to distant and inaccessible regions, including the mountainous districts, to provide healthcare to 55,000 residents in 63 provinces in a 14-day program.
After the ceremony, doctors visited the suburban districts of HCMC including Can Gio, Cu Chi, Binh Tan and Hoc Mon to offer treatment and medication to people there. Later, young doctors from Nhi Dong 1 hospital and People 115 Hospital gave medicines and gifts to 900 workers, their children and the needy at the Vinh Loc A Industrial Park in Binh Tan district. The total treatment cost was VND60million (nearly US$3,000).