Over 2,300 people received consultation and health check-up under Program 1719

Implementing Project 7 under the National Target Program for Socio -Economic Development for Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (Program 1719), on health care, nutrition for mothers and children, and improving life expectancy. In the past, the Tan Son District Health Department has organized many consultation and screening examinations for subjects in communes with difficult conditions in the district.

Counseling, pre-marital screening and women of reproductive age and raising children in Kim Thuong commune

Accordingly, since the beginning of the year, Tan Son District Medical Center has organized a communication campaign to provide health check-up services, screening for some common diseases for nearly 2,400 elderly people; health check-up, screening for some common diseases; lifestyle, nutrition, rest; monitoring, detecting, preventing chronic non-communicable diseases that are common in the elderly...;

At the same time, pre-marital health consultation and examination for adolescents; pregnant mothers, mothers with young children with a support package providing newborn screening and diagnosis services (newborn screening by dry blood sample testing method) for children. The above activities are implemented in 8 communes and particularly difficult areas: Kiet Son, Lai Dong, Dong Son, Tan Son, Thu Ngac, Kim Thuong, Xuan Son, Vinh Tien, Tam Thanh, Thu Cuc, Tan Phu, Thach Kiet.

Elderly people in Vinh Tien commune are consulted and screened to prevent common diseases.

Along with counseling and screening, the District Health Center also provided training on Nutritional Care in the first 1,000 days of life for mothers and children, integrated into pre-, intra- and post-natal care to improve the stature, physical strength and longevity of ethnic minorities. Organized 20 counseling sessions, guided nutritional practices, and demonstrated meals for pregnant mothers and mothers with children in the first 1,000 days of life, and malnourished children under 5 years old.

Adding equipment to the child care consultation corner at the health stations of Dong Son, Thu Ngac, and Kim Thuong communes. Providing financial support for medical staff to conduct postnatal examinations and care for mothers and newborns at home. Providing iron tablets for 100 breastfeeding mothers; implementing a nutrition care model for the first 1,000 days of life... The implementation budget for Project 7 is nearly 1.3 billion VND.

Thuy Hang

Source: https://baophutho.vn/tren-2-300-luot-nguoi-duoc-tu-van-kham-suc-khoe-theo-chuong-trinh-1719-220728.htm