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Forty doctors and nurses of the participating units offered free medical examination, health counseling, and medicines for more than 660 local people. In addition, medical staff worked with the local health sector to disseminate information about healthy lifestyle among local people. Along with health check-ups, Defense-Economic Unit 379 presented 300 gifts, valued at VND 20 million, to policy families and needy households in its stationed area. These practical activities aimed to mark the 132nd birthday anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh and help local people stabilize their life, contributing to consolidating the people’s trust in the local authorities and firmly safeguarding political security in border areas. On the occasion, Defense-Economic Unit 379 opened a military-civilian medical examination and treatment area in Si Pha Phin commune, Nam Po district, Dien Bien province. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Defense – Economic Unit 379 provides free health examination and medicines

The activity was in celebration of the 132nd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - 2022), towards the 8th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (May 27, 2014 - 2022), and 47th founding anniversary of Military Hospital 175 (May 26, 1975 - 2022). The tree-planting activity attracted the participation of a lot of local people who first joined the event with curiosity and then with excitement after learning the significance of the event. Some actively asked for more trees to plant and take care of the trees themselves. This activity was meaningful to both improving the landscape of the place for medical examination and treatment and boosting the two hospitals’ bond. This also helped improve the quality of life of the hospital staff and make the arid land of Bentiu green. The tree-planting activity took place before the L2FH Rotation 3 left Bentiu for the homeland. Below are several photos of this significant activity. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese ‘blue berets’ plant trees in South Sudan

Mai Thi Ben, 59, was informed by police that she had the exact same face as another woman in Phu Yen, who lives about 175 kilometers away. Police of Binh Dinh’s Hoai Nhon Town on Thursday said they were cooperating with police of Phu Yen’s Tuy An District to help Ben reunite with C, her long-lost twin sister. Previously on Monday, police of Hoai Nhon informed Ben she could not have an ID card made since her face matched that of C, who got her card back in March. Thinking they may be twins, police visited Ben’s home, while requesting police of Tuy An District to contact the other woman. Both were later confirmed as twins. Ben said her family was poor, so her parents had sent her to live with a relative in Binh Dinh when she was 5-6 years old. When she was 7-8 (in 1971), Ben tried to return home in Phu Yen. She got lost along National Highway 1, and a woman who sold rice paper took her home. After simultaneously working and studying, she got married at 18. Ben said she missed … [Read more...] about Long-lost twins reconnect after 47 years through ID card registry

A new branch of the Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital in the high-tech medical cluster of Tân Kiên in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District. Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY — The Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital in HCM City has opened a new branch in Bình Chánh District’s Tân Kiên high-tech medical cluster. It will offer high-end testing, diagnosis and treatment of blood diseases. The VNĐ 1 trillion (US$43.2 million) 300-bed hospital is equipped with state-of-the art facilities and equipment. Speaking at the opening ceremony on May 19, director Dr. Phù Chí Dũng said the newly-inaugurated hospital would take over the examination and treatment services provided by the old hospital in District 1. It would help reduce the patient overload that the old hospital at Phạm Viết Chánh Street in District 1 had suffered for a long time and improve the quality of examination and treatment, Dũng said. The old hospital with only 200 beds receives around 400 out-patients and … [Read more...] about Blood transfusion hospital opens second HCM City branch

Can Tho (VNA) – Orbis international organisation will support more than 60,000 children in the Mekong Delta region with eye check-ups and assist over 10,000 students with surgeries under a project slated for next year. At the working session (Photo: VNA) Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 19 received representatives of the organisation regarding the integration of an eye screening project into annual health examination for children in 2023. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thuc Hien spoke highly of  Obis’ projects which help residents in the Mekong Delta access high-quality eye care services, asking the organisation to care more for rural children. He assigned relevant agencies to support and build specific plans for the launch of projects. Doris Macharia, Senior Vice President of Global Programmes of Orbit International, expressed her hope that in the coming year, hospitals and relevant agencies in Can Tho will … [Read more...] about Orbis to assist over 60,000 Mekong Delta children with eye care next year

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to see more cooperation projects between Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19. Bilateral trade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projects in Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. Read full story – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the Ho Chi Minh Awards in Science and Technology to 49 authors involved in two outstanding projects in the field of military-defence. The projects have been developed by the Military Telecommunications & Industry Corporation (Viettel). They have been recognised internationally, comprising two inventions receiving international patents, eight others patented in Vietnam and 15 reports released … [Read more...] about ☀ Morning digest on May 20

The second branch of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, costing more than VND1 trillion (US$43.1 million), was officially inaugurated in Binh Chanh District on Thursday. The facility will be the leading hematology hospital in the southern region and Vietnam in general, Dr. Bui Chi Dung, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital, said at the inauguration. The construction of the hospital, which cost over VND1 trillion, was initiated in October 2018. The facility covers an area of 33,825 square meters, consists of 33 departments, and has the maximum capacity of 400 beds. The first branch of the Ho Chi Minh City Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital has been serving the functions of a blood bank, stem cell bank, and medical examination and treatment institutiion. However, the examination and treatment capacity did not meet international standards due to the outdated equipment and small area, according to Dr. … [Read more...] about $43mn hematology hospital inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City

VN dominate League of Legends, Arena of Valor groups Duyên defends title, set weightlifting record Thais dominate women’s table tennis Loan wins gold in standard Chinese chess Tiến Minh makes men's badminton semi Malaysia won the men's team kumite gold medal on May 20. Thestar/ANN Photo Thanh Hà Malaysia hit their target of 36 gold medals at the Games, with the latest coming from the national karate team. The men's karate trio of R. Sharmendran, Prem Kumar and H. Sureeya Sankar won the kumite team gold for Malaysia with a 3-0 win over Indonesia in Ninh Bình Province on May 20. Malaysia entered the final after beating Laos 2-0 and Việt Nam 3-0. The karate team will return home with four gold medals, matching their previous achievement in the Philippines in 2019. Thailand and Việt Nam shared third position. In the women's pool, Việt Nam's quartet Hồ Thị Thu Hiền, Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm, Nguyễn Thị Ngoan and Trang Cẩm Lành claimed gold after beating … [Read more...] about Malaysia bring home karate gold in kumite