On November 27, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced that its task forces dispatched to Dak Lak province had completed a medical aid mission for residents of 5 communes affected by floods.
The program demonstrated the responsibility, compassion, and readiness of Ho Chi Minh City’s healthcare sector to support disaster-stricken localities.
Doctors providing first aid to people injured by the flood (Photo: HCMC DoH).
Accordingly, after moving to the storm and flood-affected areas, the 5 task forces from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health went to each commune to organize medical examinations, counseling, free medicine distribution, and donation of family first-aid kits.
In total, over 3,500 patients received examinations and healthcare on that day.
In addition to personnel from general hospitals leading the teams, each team also included specialists from leading departments such as Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Dermatology, Tropical Diseases, and Dentistry, expanding the scope of expertise to meet the diverse healthcare needs of people after the floods.
Besides medical examinations and treatment, each team brought 500 family first-aid kits, providing essential medicine for self-care during the post-flood period. Notably, the hospitals proactively prepared personnel, medicines, medical supplies, and covered all implementation costs themselves.
Within the framework of the medical aid mission for Dak Lak province residents on November 26, Task Force No. 1, led by Gia Dinh People’s Hospital, left a moving story, spreading the compassionate spirit of Ho Chi Minh City’s medical team.
Immediately upon commencing the morning examination session in Hoa Xuan commune, the doctors and nurses noticed many residents still wearing wet clothes, wading through water to reach the examination point. That sight deeply saddened the entire team.
Driven by sincere empathy, the team members voluntarily contributed a total of 45 million VND to purchase 200 portions of rice to donate to particularly disadvantaged households in the locality.
“The actions of the doctors and nurses from Gia Dinh People’s Hospital and their colleagues from Tu Du Hospital, Children’s Hospital 1, Dermatology Hospital, and Hospital for Tropical Diseases not only provided medical support but also spread warmth, love, and sharing to the flood-affected residents,” commented the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.
Cho Ray Hospital Continues Its Journey Towards Central Vietnam
Wishing to contribute further efforts to alleviate and support the difficulties and losses faced by people affected by storms and floods, Cho Ray Hospital recently dispatched another task force to Khanh Hoa province.
Dr. Pham Thanh Viet, Level 2 Specialist, Deputy Director in charge of unit management and operations, stated that this is the third consecutive time Cho Ray Hospital has accompanied residents in storm and flood-affected areas. Previously, the hospital organized two fundraising campaigns among staff, and this activity continues during the current mission.
At the same time, the hospital also focused on supporting staff whose relatives were affected in flood-stricken areas.
The leadership of Cho Ray Hospital emphasized that the top priority for healthcare during and immediately after floods is emergency work, as diseases often increase when floodwaters recede. Therefore, the hospital previously coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to send an emergency team comprising doctors, nurses, and an ambulance to the scene, and then continued to send a delegation of 21 medical professionals to the area to provide examinations and treatment for residents.
Dr. Pham Thanh Viet, Level 2 Specialist, Deputy Director of Cho Ray Hospital, instructing the task force on their activities to support flood-affected residents (Photo: Hospital).
Regarding material support, the hospital advocated for raising funds to transfer to local units, enabling them to purchase essential necessities according to actual needs, rather than buying them in Ho Chi Minh City and transporting them out.
Dr. Lam Nguyen Nha Truc, Level 2 Specialist, Head of the On-Demand Healthcare Department and Chairman of the Trade Union at Cho Ray Hospital, stated that this mission was significantly different from the immediate post-flood trip, as it was more thoroughly prepared.
This trip aimed to provide medical examinations and medication to approximately 1,000 residents in 2 communes, especially those with chronic diseases such as hypertension – a group susceptible to danger if treatment is interrupted.
Additionally, the delegation prepared various medications for chronic diseases, common colds, anti-inflammatories, water and environmental disinfectants, hand sanitizers, soap, and other essential supplies to donate to the flood-affected communities.
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