Ninh Binh, May 1 -- With a desire to ease hardships for disadvantaged patients, many organisations and individuals in Ninh Binh province have joined hands to prepare free meals for patients and their relatives undergoing long-term treatment at Nam Dinh General Hospital in Thien Truong ward.

​On a Sunday in mid-April, despite the sweltering heat, members of a volunteer group in Thien Truong ward set up tables at the hospital gate to distribute meals. Dozens of patients and their family members, many from poor and remote areas, lined up to receive the free servings.

​Hundreds of freshly cooked, nutritious servings were handed out, accompanied by words of encouragement, reflecting a spirit of compassion and community solidarity...