News in Brief: October 10, 2020

Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:50

In response to the Month of Action for the Elderly in Vietnam 2020, on October 10, the Lai Chau Traditional Medicine Hospital coordinated with the Provincial Youth Union, the Elderly Association and Viettel Lai Chau organised a health consultation programme for more than 500 elderly people and the victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in the province.

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