(VOVworld) – Localities nationwide are celebrating the 58^th Vietnam Physician Day on February 27^th.    

The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union on Sunday opened a photo exhibition about health workers, including photos of Uncle Ho working with physicians, a letter President Ho Chi Minh wrote to health workers, and the biography of Doctor Pham Ngoc Thach, a former Health Minister who made a giant contribution to healthcare development in Vietnam.

A photo of President Ho Chi Minh greeting physicians (Photo: sogtvn.angiang.gov.vn)

The exhibition also profiles 20 outstanding young doctors who will receive the Pham Ngoc Thach Award 2013. Organizers introduced a movement to encourage young doctors to follow President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings and improve themselves in ethical conduct and professional training. The exhibition will continue until March 3^rd.

The same day in the northern province of Hung Yen people burned incense to commemorate the 222^nd death anniversary of great physician Hai Thuong Lan Ong – called Le Huu Trac. The memorial is held annually on the 15^th day of the first lunar month to pay tribute to Le Huu Trac for laying the foundation of Vietnam’s healthcare sector and being an example of medical ethics and skill.