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Charity campaign launched in Binh Dinh

A campaign was launched in the central province of Binh Dinh on May 19 to call on young doctors to follow President Ho Chi Minh’s examples.
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Binh Dinh (VNA) – A campaign was launched in thecentral province of Binh Dinh on May 19 to call on young doctors to follow PresidentHo Chi Minh’s examples.

Co-hosted by the Central Committee of the Vietnam YouthUnion (VYU) and the Vietnam Young Physicians’ Association (VYPA), the event wasmeant to celebrate the 128th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May19).

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the VYU CentralCommittee and VYPA Chairman Tran Van Thuan said over 6,000 young physicians areready to go anywhere to contribute knowledge and efforts to the society.

It is the ninth year the event has been held, he said,adding that it has been welcomed by residents living in remote and islandareas.

During the event, participants will offer free medicines tomore than 10,000 people, free eye surgery to 500 old people, offer training onbasic first aid to 5,000 teachers in 700 kindergartens and elementary schoolsnationwide. Over 50,000 children will join the festival of hand-washing withsoap.

Up to 13,000 units of blood are expected to be receivedwhile water purification bottles will be granted to more than 50 kindergartensand elementary schools.

The organising board presented gifts to 20 poor families,offered scholarships to 20 poor students, a mobile swimming pool to theprovincial chapter of the Ho  Chi MinhCommunist Youth Union, and water purification machines to 18 local elementaryschools.

Following the launch ceremony, the board offered free healthcheck-ups and medicines to 400 poor old persons in Tay Son district, andtraining on hand-washing with soap and drowning prevention for 200 elementarypupils.-VNA
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