Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and thousands of people joined in a walk to launch the “Walk for your health” competition, part of activities to mark the 10th founding anniversary of the Vietnam Young Physicians Association (VYPA).
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (front, fourth, left) and other people join a walk in Hanoi on June 23 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binhand thousands of people joined in a walk in Hanoi on June 23 to launch the “Walk for your health”competition, part of activities to mark the 10th founding anniversary of theVietnam Young Physicians Association (VYPA).
Director of the Hanoi-based Hospital K Prof. DrTran Van Thuan, who is also VYPA Chairman, said founded on June 28, 2009, theassociation now has branches in 62 provinces and cities with 82,600 members,becoming one of the biggest organisations of the health sector.
Over the last 10 years, the VYPA has offeredfree check-ups and medicine and presented gifts to more than 8 million people.It has provided training in first aid skills for over 200,000 kindergarten andprimary school teachers, conducted free eye surgeries for 10,000 old peoplewith disadvantages, and received 10 million donated blood units. It has alsoorganised activities to encourage handwashing with soap to prevent the hand-foot-and-mouthdisease, involving about 1.5 million children.
The association has also launched many practicalmovements and programmes to realise the Party and Government’s resolutions onhealthcare, Thuan noted.
Applauding the VYPA’s contributions, Deputy PMBinh highlighted advantages as well as difficulties facing the health sector,particularly the surge of non-communicable disease risks. He asked the association toeffectively carry out the Healthy Vietnam Programme recently launched by PMNguyen Xuan Phuc.
He also called on young physicians to makestronger efforts to swiftly adapt to scientific-technological advances inIndustry 4.0, enhance grassroots healthcare, increase communications to raisepublic awareness of health problems, early diagnosis and physical activities,and meet people’s demand for healthcare.
At the event, the “Walk for your health”competition was launched. It is part of a series of “Walk the Talk” activitiesaround the world initiated by the World Health Organisation.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (front, fourth, left) and other people join a walk in Hanoi on June 23 (Photo: VNA) 
