Warm "Full Moon Festival" of hundreds of autistic and orphaned children in Ho Chi Minh City

On the afternoon of October 6, the Center for Nursing, Rehabilitation - Child Support and Support for the Disabled (HCMC) organized the program "Full Moon Festival 2025" for hundreds of cases with special circumstances.

The program aims to create opportunities for children being nurtured, cared for and rehabilitated at the Center to meet, connect, have fun and experience a festival full of joy and meaning.

Speaking at the program, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan, Deputy Director of the Department of Social Protection ( Ministry of Health ) shared that Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a festival for children but also a symbol of reunion, connection, sharing and companionship, making life more meaningful and better.

The Nursing, Rehabilitation - Child Support and Disability Support Center is a unit under the Ministry of Health, performing the functions of medical examination, treatment, rehabilitation, reception, care, nurturing, special education , and vocational guidance and training.

The Center serves children with disabilities, children in special circumstances, orphans, malnourished, autistic children, victims of Agent Orange, people with disabilities, the elderly and other people in need...

During 47 years of establishment and operation, the Center has provided treatment, rehabilitation, physical therapy, and special educational intervention for more than 910,000 disabled children; and cared for and nurtured more than 14,000 orphans and children in especially difficult circumstances.

The center also rehabilitated malnutrition for more than 11,000 malnourished children; examined, assessed, screened and provided care services for 193,000 disabled children in the community; organized training and professional development for more than 5,600 direct care staff.

Currently, the Center is caring for, providing vocational training and intervention for more than 215 children in special circumstances, as well as providing examination, assessment, consultation and intervention support services in the community for thousands of disabled children in need.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival program held today has the participation of all children receiving rehabilitation care at the Center, parents, families, staff, civil servants, and workers.

For children who could not attend due to objective factors, gifts were sent to their families. This is not only an activity to ensure children's rights, but also helps connect love so that the community, family and society continue to pay more attention to child protection and care work," said Mr. Toan.

Present at the program, children joined in the fun and exciting activities such as performing arts and fashion shows. Notably, most of the performances were performed by children with special circumstances, making adults watching surprised and moved.

In the late afternoon, after the full moon party, the delegates and sponsors visited and gave Mid-Autumn gifts to the children being cared for and treated in each department of the Center.

The meaning of "Zero-dong market" for the elderly in the Mid-Autumn Festival

Thong Nhat Hospital (HCMC) has just organized a "Zero-VND Market" for more than 900 elderly patients being treated here. The program is to respond to the atmosphere of the International Day of Older Persons and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the tradition of Thong Nhat Hospital (1975-2025).

In particular, this activity also takes place at a time when the whole country is bustling with the joyful atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

At the fair, each patient received a gift including food, personal items, and household items. In addition, the program also gave away 10 special gifts, including home blood glucose meters, to help patients more conveniently monitor their health.

Along with the "Zero-VND Market", Thong Nhat Hospital also regularly organizes patient clubs, health consultation sessions, free weekly haircut programs, and visits and gifts for the elderly on holidays and Tet, especially those who are single or have serious illnesses.

In addition, the team of doctors also coordinated with local authorities to screen for cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, helping more than 300 elderly people in the community access early medical care.

Ms. Pham Hong Ha, Deputy Head of Quality Management and Social Work Department, said that about 70% of patients at Thong Nhat Hospital are over 60 years old. Therefore, physical and mental health care for this group of people is always a top priority.

“We always encourage medical staff to treat patients like family, creating conditions for the elderly to feel secure and happy during treatment at the hospital,” Ms. Ha shared.

Thanh Ngan

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/le-hoi-trang-ram-am-ap-cua-hang-tram-tre-tu-ky-mo-coi-o-tphcm-20251006201016829.htm