On Wednesday, Da Nang Party Committee (PC) Secretary Nguyen Xuan Anh visited and presented gifts to child patients in the Ward of Internal Medicine No 3 of the city’s Cancer Hospital in recognition of International Children’s Day (1 June).

Secretary Anh (centre) speaking to a child patient at the city’s Cancer Hospital

Secretary Anh extended his kind greetings and comfort to the families of the children, and he encouraged them to closely coordinate with the hospital’s doctors to ensure effective treatment.

The city leader said he is very pleased with the great devotion of the hospital’s staff members towards patients and the high quality of medical facilities and equipment there.   In September 2016, the hospital officially became a public medical establishment under the management of the municipal Department of Health.  This has led the hospital to focus on maintaining its operational efficiency and enhancing the quality of its medical examinations and treatment.

Secretary Anh asked the hospital to continue their efforts to follow the ambitions of the late PC Secretary Nguyen Ba Thanh, who was so actively involved in establishing the hospital, with a focus on issuing more preferential policies for poor patients in future years.

Secretary Anh (right) giving a gift to child patients at the city’s Cancer Hospital

Also on the same day, municipal PC Deputy Secretary Vo Cong Tri visited child patients at the city’s Maternity and Paediatrics Hospital.

Deputy Secretary Tri highly appreciated the effective operation of Viet Nam’s first human milk bank at the hospital.  The establishment of the bank aims to promote breastfeeding in Viet Nam by providing lactation support for Vietnamese mothers who cannot breastfeed their babies due to their babies having health problems.

He also encouraged the hospital to take the initiative to appeal for public investment into enhancing the quality of the existing medical equipment in a bid to offer better examinations and treatment for patients from the city and other localities in the central region and Highlands.

Deputy Secretary Tri (left) presenting a gift to child patients at the Maternity and Paediatrics Hospital

During her visit on the same day to the city’s Care Centre for Street Children, municipal Fatherland Front Committee Chairwoman Dang Thi Kim Lien encouraged the centre’s children to study hard and overcome their difficulties in order to become useful citizens.

Chairwoman Lien highlighted the great efforts made by the centre’s staff in caring for children there, and the financial aid given to the centre by organisations and individuals from both home and abroad over the past 26 years.

She affirmed that the local authorities would create even more favourable conditions for the centre in a bid to provide better lives for its children.

Currently, the centre is caring for 84 children at its 4 local charity shelters.  Every month it gives scholarships, clothes, learning tools and bicycles to 400 poor children across the city, as well as organises vocational training courses and provides medical care for HIV-infected children.