Seniors are now entitled to get free annual checks at general clinics, medical centers, and grade 2 and grade 1 hospitals, according to the Department of Health.

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Senior citizens in Ho Chi Minh City get free health checks at the Ward 9 health station District 8 in August, 2024.

Previously, they could only get checked at local health stations.

The move aims to manage the treatment of non-communicable diseases among them and create electronic health records, the department said.

They will be examined and get a blood test and abdominal ultrasound test.

The city has over one million people aged 60 or above.

Last year only 329,330 of them got free health check-ups.

It was found that 61.6% had high blood pressure and 25.6% possibly had diabetes, according to the department.

Source: VNA