free medical examination and medicine for the elderly

At the program, doctors examined, measured blood pressure, and screened for internal and surgical diseases; advised on health care and protection measures, and distributed some free medicines to 100 elderly people.

Staff of the Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Provincial Red Cross Society give free medicine to the elderly in Son La city. Photo: Son La Provincial Red Cross Society

Through screening, people at risk of the disease are guided by doctors to medical facilities for timely examination and treatment. The total cost of implementing the program is more than 30 million VND.

Doctors at Son La Traditional Medicine Hospital examine the elderly. Photo: Son La Provincial Red Cross Association

Doctors and nurses examined, measured blood pressure and screened the elderly for internal and surgical diseases. Photo: Son La Provincial Red Cross Association

Officials of the Son La Provincial Red Cross Association kindly asked and encouraged the elderly after doctors and nurses gave them medicine. Photo: Son La Provincial Red Cross Association

This is a program with profound humanitarian meaning, contributing to spreading widely and strongly the kindness, multiplying many beautiful actions in health care for the elderly in Son La city.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/son-la-kham-va-cap-phat-thuoc-mien-phi-cho-nguoi-cao-tuoi.html