On July 20 and 21, the 199 Hospital working group led by comrade Le Thi Xuan coordinated with Thien Y Volunteer Club (Da Nang City) and the People's Committee of Zuoih commune, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province. Organizing medical examinations, providing medicine and giving free gifts to more than 200 poor households according to commune policies.
In recent years, with the attention of the Party and State, Quang Nam province has prioritized many mechanisms and resources focused on ethnic minorities, so the infrastructure of mountainous communes has gradually been invested in. Improved, guaranteed social security policies and poverty reduction programs achieved many positive results.
However, the lives of people in mountainous and border communes are still difficult. Among them is Zuoih commune, Nam Giang district, the commune has 3 villages (Pa Đí, Cong Don and Pa Rum), the Co Tu ethnic group accounts for 99% of the population. Due to the characteristics of highland and mountainous areas, socio-economic development conditions in this locality are still difficult. That's why, although people's health care is of interest, it is still limited and cannot meet the people's medical needs.
Therefore, the implementation of free consultation, medical examination and medicine distribution activities is to help people raise awareness in health care and promote the delivery of high quality medical services to the people. .
Here, more than 200 people from poor households were directly examined by doctors and nurses, taking blood pressure measurements, electrocardiograms, internal examinations, nutritional examinations and free medicine.
Mr. To Ngol Thai - Representative of the People's Committee Office of Zuoih commune, said that the commune's population is mainly Co Tu people, and socio-economic conditions are still difficult. In recent times, attention has been paid to health care for local people, however, the difficult terrain, lack of facilities and weak human resources have not yet met the care needs. take care of people's health." People were very excited when they heard that the health examination group was implementing the program locally."
In addition, people coming to the clinic will also receive advice and guidance on self-care measures and proactively prevent some common diseases in daily life. In cases requiring intensive treatment, doctors advise and guide people to higher medical facilities for treatment.
On this occasion, the coordinated working group also gave more than 200 gifts including necessities such as clothes, shrimp baskets, cooking oil, washing powder, books, backpacks... to disadvantaged people, the main beneficiaries. books in the commune.