In addition, the medical staff equipped local people with knowledge about the prevention and early detection of several common diseases in the elderly, thereby raising their awareness of taking care of their health.

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Captain Nguyen Tran Nam presents gifts to policy beneficiaries.

According to Naval Captain Nguyen Tran Nam, Head of Engineering Brigade 131, over the past years, the unit has coordinated with local authorities to build gratitude houses and present savings books to policy beneficiaries with difficult conditions, and offer free medical examinations and medicines and hand over gifts to policy beneficiaries and relatives of wounded soldiers and martyrs on national holidays and lunar New Year, thereby encouraging them to overcome difficulties and stabilize their life.

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Medical staff provide health check-ups for policy beneficiaries.

It was part of regular activities of the unit to mark the 77th anniversary of the Wounded Soldiers and Martyrs' Day.

* On the same day, a delegation of Ho Chi Minh City, led by Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai, visited and gave gifts to Le Hong Phong Secondary School and 10 policy families and national contributors in Con Dao district.

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Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai hands over supplies and equipment to Le Hong Phong Secondary School.

In detail, the delegation presented textbooks, reference books, more than 1,000 books on social skills and five sets of computers to teachers and students of the school to support them in teaching and learning.

Speaking at the event, Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, underlined that the teachers and students of the school will effectively use the supplies and equipment; further promote the spirit of studiousness; continue to achieve high achievements in teaching and learning. The school will be a bridge connecting Con Dao district and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Nearly 100 gifts given to disadvantaged students in Con Dao district
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Policy beneficiaries in Con Dao receive gifts from the delegation.

On the same day, the delegation inquired after and handed over gifts to 10 policy families and national contributors in the district.

Translated by Chung Anh