This has contributed to helping ethnic minority communities in upland and border areas proactively care for their health, detect diseases early, and reduce treatment costs.

Along with the tasks of managing and protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security, border guard military medical officers have been effectively maximizing their role as “physicians in green uniforms,” contributing to bringing medical services closer to people in upland and border regions.

At Mường Nhà commune, the Military Medical team of the Border Post of the Huổi Puốc Border Gate coordinated with the commune Medical Station to organize initial health examinations and consultations for local residents. The examination contents focused on clinical checks, screening for common pathologies, and providing health care consultations for high-risk individuals.

Trung tá Nông Văn Nguyên, a military medical officer at the Border Post of the Huổi Puốc Border Gate, noted that during the session, the unit’s military medical staff coordinated with doctors and medics of Mường Nhà commune to measure blood pressure, check body temperatures, perform ultrasounds, and conduct general examinations. Concurrently, they advised residents on health care and protection measures, with special priority given to children, the elderly, and those with underlying medical conditions.

Directly examined and advised by the doctors, medics, and border guard military medical personnel, Lò Văn Sang from Na Cọ village, Mường Nhà commune, shared: “My family and many villagers are very excited to receive free medical checks and consultations from the doctors and military medical cadres. Previously, whenever we were sick, we had to travel far for an examination, which was both time-consuming and costly. Now being examined right in the commune, we understand our health status better and receive guidance on disease prevention and daily health care.”

Beyond professional tasks, this is also a practical activity aimed at strengthening the bond between the border guard force and local residents, while raising public awareness in proactively monitoring and caring for the health of themselves and their families.

Not only in Mường Nhà, but the military-civilian medical coordination model is also being effectively deployed in Thanh Yên commune. To achieve good results in examination and treatment work, the Pa Thơm Border Post proactively coordinated with the local health sector to build plans, arrange forces, prepare adequate equipment, and conduct propaganda to encourage public participation.

Receiving direct medical examinations and consultations from the military medical force of the Pa Thơm Border Post and doctors from the Thanh Yên commune Medical Station, Lò Văn Biện from Pa Thơm village shared that border guard cadres not only actively propagated and mobilized villagers to come for examinations but also directly participated in supporting organizational work, ensuring security and order so that the program took place safely and effectively.

Reality shows that the coordination between the border guard military medical force and local health agencies has yielded practical efficiency in health care for border residents. It helps people access medical services right at their places of residence, significantly reducing travel costs and time, while upgrading awareness of disease prevention and proactive health care.

Thiếu tá Trần Thế Anh, a reinforced Military Medical officer at the Pa Thơm Border Post, stated that the activity demonstrates close coordination, maximizing the effectiveness of the combined military-civilian medical model in the border area. Through this, health care services are brought closer to people in deep, remote, and exceptionally difficult areas, contributing to upgrading life quality and reinforcing public trust in the Border Guard force.

In Nà Bủng commune, one of the areas still facing many difficulties in transport infrastructure and medical care conditions, the Nà Bủng Border Post also coordinated with the commune Medical Station to organize initial health checks for local residents. The medical teams of both units conducted blood pressure measurements, body temperature checks, general examinations, and provided consultations on health care and protection measures for villagers, giving priority to children and the elderly.

Giàng A Vừ, Secretary of the Party Cell of Nà Bủng 1 village, Nà Bủng commune, affirmed that through this meaningful activity, he clearly feels the sense of responsibility and the close attachment of Border Guard cadres and soldiers to the border people, contributing to strengthening military-civilian solidarity and joining hands to build an increasingly developing border area.

From mobile medical examination sessions in upland border areas to direct visits to each village to propagate and guide residents on health care, the image of “physicians in green uniforms” has become increasingly close and familiar to ethnic minority communities. The coordination between the border guard military medical force and local health agencies has not only helped people detect diseases early and raised awareness of epidemic prevention but has also created a positive shift in the perceptions of party committees, local authorities, and the public regarding the role of preventive medicine.

During June 6 and 7, over 21,000 resident turns received free medical examinations and health consultations with the participation of more than 1,100 doctors and medics across the province, including the active involvement of the border guard military medical force. Not only contributing to upgrading the quality of grassroots healthcare, these practical activities also cultivate public trust in the Party, State, and the armed forces, contributing to constructing an increasingly solid posture of the people’s hearts along the nation’s borderlands.