HCM City leaders extend greetings to outstanding doctors ahead of Doctors’ Day
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on February 24 led a delegation of municipal officials to visit and extend greetings to outstanding doctors who have made great contributions to the medical sector, on the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) presents flowers to Prof. Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City(VNA) – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen onFebruary 24 led a delegation of municipal officials to visit and extendgreetings to outstanding doctors who have made great contributions to themedical sector, on the occasion of the 68th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day(February 27).
Visiting Prof. DoctorTran Dong A, a Labour Hero and People’s Doctor, former Vice Director of Nhidong (Children) Hospital 2, Nen showed respect to the doctor for hisdevotion to the medical sector. The 80-year-old professor has still worked atthe hospital to train young doctors.
HCM City leaders visit Prof. Doctor Tran Dong A at Nhi dong (Children) Hospital 2 (Photo: VNA)
The professor said hewill continue to work and train more talent doctors for the city, especially inchild organ transplantation, as the hospital isplanning to build the first child organ transplantation centre in the southernregion.
Visiting Prof. Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, former Director of Tu DuHospital, the city leader showed admiration to the talent of the professor whoowns numerous scientific achievements that contribute to making great stridesin the field of infertility treatment in Vietnam. The Hero of Labour hasinspired the young doctor generation and set a good example in charity activities,he said.
Doctors at Thu Duc City Hospital conducts a surgery. (Photo: VNA)
Professor Phuong affirmed that she will continue to devote herself to themedical profession through many ways, including treating patients, sharing herknowledge and training doctors, contributing to the development of the medical sectorof Ho Chi Minh City./.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony to mark the 67th Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27) at the Viet Duc University Hospital (VDUH) in Hanoi on February 25.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 27 expressed the Party and State’s gratitude to health workers nationwide for their dedication to public health.
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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) presents flowers to Prof. Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong. (Photo: VNA) 
HCM City leaders visit Prof. Doctor Tran Dong A at Nhi dong (Children) Hospital 2 (Photo: VNA) 
Doctors at Thu Duc City Hospital conducts a surgery. (Photo: VNA) 
