The Dong Nai City Government has officially launched an intensive 180-day routine health check-up campaign for all residents. This initiative is a concrete realization of a national mandate aimed at shifting the public health paradigm from curative (treatment) to preventive (prevention).
The launch event, attended by Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen and local leadership, emphasized the importance of life-cycle health management. With a population exceeding 4.5 million, this program is projected as a crucial step to ensure equitable access to medical services down to the grassroots level, while strengthening a proactive health system for the community.
Dr. Do Thi Nguyen, Director of the Dong Nai Health Department, stressed that this campaign is not merely an administrative effort. The long-term goal is to build a sustainable health archiving system, where early disease detection can be effectively conducted to improve the overall quality of life for residents.
On the opening day of the launch, more than 6,000 residents across six administrative areas received health screening services and electronic medical records creation. This data integration is a primary focus for the Ministry of Health, which aims to align examination results with the VNeID application to facilitate the mobility of patient health histories between medical facilities.
Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen instructed all parties, including the public and private sectors, to collaborate in optimizing resources. He emphasized that professional and efficient routine examinations—rather than excessive paraclinical testing—are key to reducing the severity of dangerous diseases such as cancer through early intervention.
In closing, the local government is committed to prioritizing vulnerable groups such as the elderly and low-income families. The success of this program is expected to transform the role of commune-level health stations into a frontline capable of independently monitoring residents' health conditions, integrated with higher-level referral hospitals.
