Dedicated Doctors on the Frontline of Remote Healthcare
In the remote and border areas of Lam Dong Province, where healthcare resources remain limited, dedicated medical staff work closely with local communities, providing care and protecting public health. Beyond providing medical examination and treatment, they also actively raise public awareness of disease prevention.
Based at the Health Station, Close to the Community
In 2011, following her graduation with a degree in general medicine from the Military Medical University, Dr. Thi Uyen began her career in the Intensive Care Unit of the former Dak Song District General Hospital. In 2013, she transferred to the former Nam N’Jang Commune Health Station.
Despite the station's challenging conditions, Dr. Uyen has remained deeply committed to patient care while actively raising public awareness of disease prevention. As a result, the community's awareness of healthcare and disease prevention has gradually increased.
In 2020, she was appointed Deputy Head of the station. Since July 2025, Dr. Uyen has served as Head of Truong Xuan Commune Health Station.
Currently, Truong Xuan Commune Health Station records the highest number of patient visits among facilities under the Dak Song Regional Medical Centre. Since the beginning of 2026, the station has received more than 10,000 patient visits.
To improve the quality of medical examination, treatment and public healthcare, Dr. Thi Uyen has continuously sought to strengthen her professional skills, taking part in training courses in diagnostic imaging, family medicine and other fields.
Dr. Pham Van Truc, Director of the Dak Song Regional Medical Centre, said: “Dr. Thi Uyen is deeply dedicated to her profession. She is never deterred by hardship and always performs her duties responsibly. In particular, the growing number of people seeking medical examination and treatment at Truong Xuan Commune Health Station reflects the public’s increasing trust in grassroots healthcare.”
Dedicated to disadvantaged patients
After nearly 30 years of service in the healthcare sector, Dr. H’ Vinh Nie, Deputy Director of Dak Nong General Hospital in Lam Dong Province, is widely respected by colleagues and patients for her dedication and strong sense of responsibility.
Driven by her love for the profession and compassion for others, Dr. H’ Vinh has initiated and sustained a range of charitable activities, including volunteer medical services in remote and border areas and support for communities in neighbouring Cambodia.
For nearly 20 years, she and the management board of the charity kitchen have actively mobilised support from benefactors, providing thousands of free meals each month and raising more than VND2 billion annually to help disadvantaged patients.
Dr. H’ Vinh Nie said: “Over the past 20 years of maintaining the charity kitchen, my greatest concern has been how to keep it operating consistently and sustainably so that disadvantaged patients receiving treatment at the hospital can receive free, nutritious meals. To achieve this, we regularly reach out to benefactors, organisations and individuals and encourage them to support the initiative.”
Beyond caring for disadvantaged patients, Dr. H’ Vinh, in her role as Deputy Director in charge of professional affairs, also takes on a wide range of responsibilities across the hospital’s departments and units. In every role, she remains closely engaged, responsible and dedicated to her work.
Constantly learning, conducting research and updating her knowledge, Dr. H’ Vinh has introduced a number of professional initiatives that have helped integrate new techniques into hospital management and treatment, thereby improving the quality of medical examination and treatment.
Standing firm on the border frontline
Quang Truc is a remote border commune with a large geographical area, difficult transport conditions and a population composed largely of ethnic minority communities. In such circumstances, local healthcare workers not only provide medical examination and treatment but also work closely with residents, understand their needs and help bring healthcare services to villages, hamlets and households across the commune.
One of the most experienced and professionally qualified staff members at the commune health station is Dr. Dieu Nam, an M’Nong resident of Bu Gia Hamlet in Quang Truc Commune. He belongs to a generation of ethnic minority healthcare workers who have received formal professional training and become doctors to serve their communities.
After graduating, Dr. Dieu Nam began working at the former Tuy Duc District General Hospital in Dak Nong Province in January 2014. In May 2015, he was transferred to Quang Truc Commune Health Station, where he has worked ever since.
After more than 10 years at the commune health station, Dr. Dieu Nam says that caring for and protecting the health of people in his border hometown is both a joy and a source of pride.
Quang Truc Commune Health Station currently has 12 staff members, including two general practitioners, one traditional medicine practitioner, one midwife, one nurse, one pharmacist and two public health workers, along with other staff.
In remote and border areas, having doctors at commune health stations gives local residents greater confidence in receiving healthcare close to home. Healthcare workers such as Dr. Thi Uyen, Dr. H’ Vinh Nie and Dr. Dieu Nam are helping strengthen public trust in grassroots healthcare and ensure that essential health services reach people in disadvantaged areas.