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Institute provides free medicines for poor people in Lang Son

The Military Institute of Traditional Medicine in conjunction with the Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son provided free medical consultations and medicines for needy people in Xuat Le and Mau Son communes of Cao Loc district.
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Lang Son (VNA) - The Military Institute of Traditional Medicine in conjunction withthe Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son providedfree medical consultations and medicines for needy people in Xuat Le and MauSon communes of Cao Loc district.

The programme benefitednearly 700 people who are social policy beneficiaries, revolution contributors,poor people and ethnic minorities, with a total fund of 112 million VND (4,900USD).

More than 30doctors and nurses of the institute participated in the programme.

Besides, theinstitute also presented five gift packages, including medicines and money, tofamilies of social policies in extremely difficult circumstances, along withmedical equipment worth nearly 50 million VND (2,200 USD) to the health centreof Xuat Le commune and the medical department of the Lang Son Border GuardCommand.

This is one ofthe activities marking the 40th founding anniversary of the institute(July 4), contributing to social welfare and public health care in borderareas.-VNA
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