Dong Nai holds rally in response to National Public Health Day

On April 7, the Dong Nai Department of Health held a rally in response to All People's Health Day 2026, under the theme “Proactive disease prevention for a healthy Vietnam.”

Deputy Director of the Department of Health Luu Van Dung spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Hanh Dung

Speaking at the event, Dr. Luu Van Dung, Specialist Level II, Deputy Director of the Dong Nai Department of Health, emphasized that All People's Health Day (April 7) is not only to highlight the importance of health for individuals and society, but also a strong call for people to actively prevent diseases, exercise regularly, and adopt healthier lifestyles to improve overall well-being and population quality.

The Dong Nai health sector continues to comprehensively strengthen the health system, ensuring connectivity, continuity, and mutual support. The quality of medical examination and treatment is being steadily improved through standardized professional procedures, expanded continuous training for healthcare staff, and the deployment of many new and advanced techniques. The health sector has also stepped up administrative procedure reform and applied information technology to medical examination registration and cashless payment, helping reduce waiting times and improve patient satisfaction.

Deputy Director of Thong Nhat General Hospital, Le Thi Thai Ha, delivers a discourse. Photo: Hanh Dung

Dr. Tran Van Thi, Head of the Loc Quang Commune Health Station, delivers a speech at the rally. Photo: Hanh Dung

In the field of preventive medicine, epidemiological surveillance is carried out on a regular, continuous basis; the early warning system is consolidated and strengthened, helping promptly detect, contain, and effectively address disease risks. Expanded immunization programs, infectious disease prevention, and management of non-communicable diseases have been maintained steadily, helping keep the disease situation in the area well under control. Communication and health education effortthroughntinue to be stetailored toiverse forms suited to each target group, thereby raiofng public awareness of diseaeducationntion,the importance of  physical exercise, and building a healthy lifestyle.

A leader of the Department of Health emphasized that the current disease model is undergoing many changes. Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer are becoming increasingly common and are affecting younger people. Environmental risk factors, pressures of life, and unhealthy lifestyles are having an increasingly clear impact on community health. This reality requires the health sector to make a strong shift from "treating diseases" to "proactively caring for health", from treatment to prevention, and from a single approach to comprehensive, continuous and personalized health management.

In the coming time, the Dong Nai health sector will continue to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment; consolidate and develop grassroots healthcare; strengthen the management of non-communicable diseases in the community; enhance the capacity of the preventive health system; promote digital transformation and develop healthcare human resources to meet the requirements of the new situation.

At the rally, delegates also heard presentations from hospitals, regional medical centers, and typical health stations.

Following the rally, a convoy of vehicles carrying slogans promoting proactive health care paraded through the central streets of Dong Nai province.

By Hanh Dung – Translated by Mai Nga, Minho