Saigon Children's Charity (Saigonchildren) on October 9 joined with Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk to provide annual healthcare check-ups to 110 students in Tay Ninh province.

A doctor provides health check-up for a student in the programme. Source: Saigonchildren

In addition to health check-ups, Vice president, General manager of Novo Nordisk Vietnam, Omar Sherief Mohammad, together with representatives from the company also gave all the children useful goodies during their home visit to children with chronic diseases and deprived background.

Since 2015, Saigonchildren and Novo Nordisk have organized annual healthcare screening camps and organized general check-up for 406 children in many Southern provinces including Tra Vinh, Dong Nai and Tay Ninh.

Moreover, Novo Nordisk has also provided 33 children diagnosed with diseases the financial aid to go to the hospital for consultations and treatment./.

( VNF )