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Doctor receives APAO blindness prevention award

Doctor Nguyen Viet Giap, Director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Eye Hospital, has been honoured with the 2023 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award.
Doctor receives APAO blindness prevention award ảnh 1Doctor Nguyen Viet Giap gives eye check-up to a patent (Photo: baobariavungtau.com.vn)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – Doctor Nguyen VietGiap, Director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Eye Hospital, has been honoured with the 2023 Asia-PacificAcademy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Outstanding Service in Prevention of BlindnessAward.

This is the most prestigious award in the field ofophthalmology of the Asia-Pacific region, which comprises more than 40countries and regions.

Giap is the sixth member of the VietnamOphthalmological Society to receive the award since the association was set up65 years ago.

In the nomination letter to the APAO Award Committee,Professor Ton Thi Kim Thanh, President of the Vietnam Ophthalmological Society, described Giap as a dedicated, highly skilled doctor with many creative ideas andgreat contributions to ophthalmological examination and treatment activitiesand blindness prevention in the community.

Along with directly giving check-up and treatment to tens of thousands ofpatients, Giap has actively engaged in training activities. He has organisedmore than 200 training courses to over 2,500 medical staff in localities andschools, along with more than 10,000 consultations events on eye protection inthe community.

Particularly, he has given many initiatives in blindness prevention in the community, benefiting more than 114,000 old people. He alsoestablished five vision centres in the community, providing high qualityglasses to 112,000 people.

The achievements and contributions by Doctor Giap have beenrecognised domestically and internationally./.
VNA
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