Party official visits hospitals ahead of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day
Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged medical stations to place the task of caring for people’s health above others.
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia at Military Hospital 175. (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA)𒊎 –Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged medical stations to place the task of caring forpeople’s health above others.
Nghia made the request while visitingCho Ray Hospital, Military Hospital 175 (Ministry of National Defence) and Military Hospital 7A (Military Region 7) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25, on the occasion of the68th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27).
At the working session with Military Hospital 175 (Photo: VNA)
He asked the Health Ministryto tackle difficulties faced by the Cho Ray Hospital as well as ease the shortages ofmedicines and medical materials there. Hailing the Military Hospital 175for healthcare services not only in Ho Chi Minh City but also in Truong Saarchipelago in the south central province of Khanh Hoa, the official asked the hospitalto uphold its tradition and adopt technological advances in medical examinationand treatment. The Military Hospital 7A was alsoassigned to develop hi-tech health care to better serve citizens and militaryofficers./.
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Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia at Military Hospital 175. (Photo: VNA) 
At the working session with Military Hospital 175 (Photo: VNA) 
