At the program, Mr. Dau Thanh Tung - Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee; Dr. Bui Sy Loi - Senior Expert of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Social Committee; leaders of departments, branches; leaders of hospitals and volunteer units, and benefactors presented Tet gifts to nearly 400 cancer patients.
In addition, philanthropists and hospital staff also used private vehicles to take patients being treated at the hospital back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet, helping patients ease their difficulties, gain more motivation to fight their illnesses and celebrate Tet more fully and warmly.
MSc. Dr. Tran Van Thiet - Director of Thanh Hoa Oncology Hospital, said: With the goal of taking patients as the center, since its establishment, the Hospital has always cared for the spiritual life of patients; regularly connecting patients with groups, individuals, agencies, organizations, philanthropists, and charitable organizations to organize many activities to support cancer patients, contributing to encouragement, spiritual comfort, and somewhat reducing the pain of patients.
On the occasion of Tet every year, Thanh Hoa Oncology Hospital regularly organizes the program "Warm Spring - Loving Tet". This is a meaningful event, bringing joy and encouragement to patients who are facing the pain of this terrible disease every day.
At Thanh Hoa Oncology Hospital, the number of inpatients is regularly from 700 to 850 people. The majority of patients are in the final stages, facing many difficulties in all costs of treatment, living, and travel; for many types of cancer treatment drugs, patients have to pay with the Social Insurance up to tens of millions of VND for one treatment course. This is an economic burden for families and society.
Cancer is a particularly serious disease, a horror for all mankind, and a mental and physical burden for families and society. According to statistics, each year Thanh Hoa has about 7,000 - 8,000 new cancer patients, 2,000 - 3,000 patients die from cancer, the number of cancer patients is increasing day by day. Currently, the whole province has about 10,000 cancer patients, this is an alarming number.
Over the past year, Thanh Hoa Oncology Hospital has made continuous efforts in medical examination and treatment, especially in the treatment of cancer patients. The hospital has deployed many new techniques, improved medical equipment and focused on encouraging patients to bring about many improvements in treatment effectiveness for patients in the early stages (some patients have been completely cured), and in the time and quality of life for patients in the late stages.
