'Heart for Children' program provides free heart disease screening for more than 1,300 children in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 12, the program "Heart for Children" organized screening and free surgery support activities for children under 16 years old at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital.
On November 11 and 12, the program "Heart for Children" examined and screened for congenital heart disease for free for more than 1,300 children in the province. After the program, cases with indications for intervention, surgery and difficult circumstances will be guided by the program to complete the application for completely free treatment.
Speaking at the program, Lieutenant Colonel Le Duc Chung - Director of Viettel Nghe An emphasized: “This is the third time the program "Heart for Children" has come to children in Nghe An province; previously in 2016 and 2019, the program organized screening for nearly 3,000 children in the province. To make the program successful, in addition to the support and attention of local leaders, the sponsorship of businesses, organizations and individuals is an important contribution from the team of leading cardiovascular specialists of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, Nghe An General Friendship Hospital, Do Luong General Hospital directly examining, consulting and performing heart surgery; with the goal and desire to bring joy and a new life to less fortunate children".
The program "Heart for Children" was founded and operated by the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and the Tam Long Viet Fund - Vietnam Television from 2008 to present.
Free heart screening for poor children in the localities has become a regular activity of the “Heart for Children” program. Over the past 15 years, 97 free screening programs have been organized to detect early congenital heart disease for more than 159,000 children in disadvantaged areas of the country.
The program has supported surgery costs for more than 6,900 patients, with an average surgery cost of up to 40 million VND per case. Having a child with congenital heart disease is a real burden and not every family can afford it, so the program is implemented with funding from Viettel (committed to sponsoring 5 billion VND/1 year) and socialized resources will support all surgery costs for children with congenital heart disease in difficult circumstances./.
