Free clinic to the rescue

Poor people in a city called Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta are very happy about a hospital that offers free treatment.

 

Free clinic in Cần Thơ helps poor patients

A free-of-charge clinic in the Mekong Delta province of Cần Thơ’s Hưng Lợi Ward, has been much praised by local people, particularly the poor.

Doctor goes extra step to tackle TB Nguyen Thi Huyen Tran was worried about the tuberculosis treatment for her 88-year-old father because he was too weak to go the local TB treatment centre every day.

US dentist put 7,000 patients at risk of HIV, other diseases A dirty dentist placed 7,000 patients at risk of contracting HIV and other infectious diseases after failing to properly sterilise equipment at his Oklahoma practice, health officials have warned.

Retired doctors treat the poor, students A group of "retired" doctors is putting their years of medical experience to good use, treating sick people in Ha Noi on a voluntary basis. Trung Hieu and Hoang Ngoc report.

Healthcare relief for the poor Free health care for the poor by Buddhist monks and physicians in Tue Tinh Duong clinics in central Thua Thien-Hue Province is saving lives and boosting moral.

Love for wild pineapples Mr Hai Nhut's little house was located in an isolated area at the end of Cay Dua (Pineapple) Hamlet, next to the Y-Shaped Bridge and Cho Doi Junction. He lived alone, without wife or children. It was safe from flooding during the rainy season because it was built high on stilts.

Kien Giang Province gets public hospital A 100-bed public hospital will be built in September under the current free clinic in Kien Giang Province.