The Red Cross Society of Ha Tinh central province provided free health examination and medicines for low-income fishermen and social welfare beneficiaries in Ky Anh district on July 31.

Health check-ups for needy fishermen. Photo: hatinh.vn

As many as 1,000 underprivileged people in the district benefited from the program.

The organizing board presented 340 gift packages, each worth VND 500,000 (USD 22.5), to disadvantaged households.

The charitable activity forms part of a program launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee to support people in the central region affected by saltwater intrusion, drought, and massive fish deaths.

Ky Anh is one of the districts to suffer the most from the recent maritime environmental incident.

Source: VNA