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Vietnam celebrates World Health Day 2019

The Ly Thai To Statue Square in downtown Hanoi was bustling with activities marking World Health Day 2019 on April 7.
Vietnam celebrates World Health Day 2019 ảnh 1Participating delegates join a 10,000-steps walking programme at the event (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ly Thai To Statue Square indowntown Hanoi was bustling with activities marking World Health Day 2019 onApril 7.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the event, Health MinisterNguyen Thi Kim Tien said the celebration of the day responses to the VietnamHealth Programme, which focuses on primary health care, and encourages people’sproactive engagement in concerted efforts to boost Vietnamese’s well-being.

She urged locals to take practical moves for their ownhealth via walking 10,000 steps per day, updating health knowledge, and joiningearly screening for non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cancer, and hypertension.

Kidong Park, the World Health Organization Representative inVietnam, said the World Health Day this year promotes universal health coverage,aiming to ensure all people and communities have access to quality healthservices without suffering financial hardship.

As part of the ceremony, 5,000 youths, including youngdoctors, participated in a mass dance and a 3-minute physical trainingexercise, and ten outstanding young doctors were honoured for theircontributions to protecting and improving public health care.

After the ceremony, participating delegates took to thestreet joining a 10,000-steps walking programme.

Also in response to the day, check-ups and testing forvarious non-communicable diseases by doctors from the Vietnam National CancerHospital, National Lung Hospital, Vietnam hospital of cardiology, and theNational Hospital of Endocrinology, took place at the site, drawing theparticipation of over 1,000 residents. -VNA 
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