Heart screening, flu vaccination programme benefits needy people in central region
A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam Dong.
A child is checked by a doctor as part of the programme in Quang Binh's Quang Ninh district. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Binh (VNA) – A programme on screening for congenital heart diseases and administering flu vaccines for disadvantaged people was launched on April 26, targeting the central province of Quang Binh and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, and Lam Dong.
The programme aims for the early detection and timely treatment of poor children with congenital heart diseases, while also contributing to preventing dangerous diseases and ensuring the well-being of children and people in disadvantaged areas.
In Quang Binh, it is being implemented throughout the province. Screenings for more than 3,500 children in Quang Ninh district’s communes of Truong Son, Truong Xuan, Xuan Ninh, and Gia Ninh took place between April 23 and 26, identifying 22 with congenital heart diseases. Meanwhile, 300 doses of flu vaccine were given to children and the elderly in the district’s Truong Xuan commune.
As part of the programme, the VinaCapital Foundation and Sanofi Vietnam will organise heart screenings for children and administer 500 doses of flu vaccine to people with difficult circumstances in Dak Lak and Lam Dong.
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A child is checked by a doctor as part of the programme in Quang Binh's Quang Ninh district. (Photo: VNA) 
