The Ministry of Health launches a text message campaign to support cancer patients.

On the morning of December 8th, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health held a ceremony to launch a text message campaign to support impoverished cancer patients through the Bright Tomorrow Fund.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen - President of the Bright Future Foundation - stated that cancer is a deadly disease that has claimed the lives of many people, including young children. The disease has become a nightmare for anyone afflicted. In particular, the incidence of cancer is on the rise, not only in Vietnam but in most countries around the world, affecting people of all ages, regions, and regardless of wealth or poverty.

According to Ms. Xuyen, cancer is a burden for many families, with long treatment times and large sums of money that most cannot afford. Some people have to abandon their treatment, and many young children cannot continue treatment due to their families' difficult circumstances.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long presents gifts to child cancer patients at an event held in September 2015. (Photo: Duong Ngoc/VNA).

According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, in Vietnam, it is estimated that there are 150,000 new cases and approximately 70,000 deaths each year.

With the approval of the Ministry of Information and Communications, and in order to leverage the social resources of organizations, individuals, and philanthropists, the Tomorrow's Bright Future Cancer Patient Support Fund (Ministry of Health) is collaborating with Vietnam Television and the National Humanitarian Information Portal (Portal 1400) to organize a text message campaign to support cancer patients via the number 1406.

The campaign, with the message "One text message - a million acts of kindness for cancer patients," ran from December 7th to February 6th, 2016. To donate, text UT to 1406, each message contributed 12,000 VND.

In addition, organizations and individuals can also donate funds to the program through the following account: Tomorrow's Bright Future Cancer Patient Support Fund, account number: 142 020 100 5350 (VND); 142 010 100 5366 (USD) - Agricultural and Rural Development Bank, Dong Hanoi Branch./.

According to VIETNAM+