A delegation from the Provincial People’s Council, led by comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Council, has surveyed progress in periodic health check-ups and screening for residents in Xuan Lanh and Duc Binh communes along with Phu Yen Ward.

Recently, these localities have proactively arranged convenient examination venues for residents and prepared medical staff, equipment, supplies as well as a basic range of screening techniques. Local forces have also been mobilised to assist and guide residents throughout the process. Communication activities have been conducted through various channels to raise awareness alongside build public consensus.

Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An, together with the working delegation, visiting residents undergoing screening in Duc Binh Commune.

However, participation rates in the surveyed localities remain low compared with the targets. Several residents have yet to fully understand the significance and benefits of periodic health check-ups, while communication activities in some residential areas have not been conducted regularly. In addition, there is still confusion between the free periodic health check-up coupled with screening programme alongside routine medical examinations and treatment, as well as programmes combining health check-ups with medicine and gift distribution.

Comrade Cao Thi Hoa An acknowledged the efforts made by health workers and local authorities in implementing periodic health check-ups while screening for residents. She also called on localities to step up communication and public outreach, clearly explaining the programme’s significance together with benefits so that residents better understand its value and proactively participate.

Localities facing difficulties should proactively coordinate with the health sector to find appropriate solutions and organise check-ups flexibly, including group examinations at commune health stations, mobile examinations in residential areas along with home visits for vulnerable groups. These efforts aim to meet the planned targets for health check-ups and screening, thereby improving primary healthcare quality while ensuring residents’ right to healthcare.

Translated by KHUONG THAO