HUBA said there are more than 73,000COVID-19 patients under home quarantine and treatment in HCM City, many of whomhave encountered difficulties in accessing medication. Given this, theprogramme provides medication for them so as to help reduce the number of cases that get worse and need to behospitalised, thus easing the overload at hospitals.
Each of the 10,000 medication bags containssix types of drugs along with detailed instruction on how to use the drugs.
They will be transferred to memberassociations of HUBA from August 28 to September 2 to deliver to disadvantagedpatients via the grassroots healthcare network.
“Red-zone” areas that houses a large number of COVID-19 patients and workers will be prioritised by the programme, HUBAPresident Chu Tien Dung said, expressing his hope that the programme willreceive more support from philanthropists and enterprises nationwide.
Asof late August 28, Vietnam recorded 422,469 cases of COVID-19 in the fourth wave ofinfections began in late April, including over 200,000 in HCM City./.