The program 'Heart for you' will come to Nghe An this coming November.

Accordingly, on November 11, the program will organize free screening for congenital heart disease for children at Do Luong General Hospital, Do Luong district and on November 12 at Nghe An Provincial General Hospital.

"Heart for Children" is a program that supports free surgery for poor children under 16 years old in Vietnam, supports improving medical capacity, and organizes congenital heart disease screening activities for children. The program was founded and operated by the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) and the Tam Long Viet Fund - Vietnam Television from 2008 to present.

Over the past 15 years, the program has supported surgical costs for 6,500 patients and organized 96 free screening programs to detect congenital heart disease early for more than 158,000 children in disadvantaged areas of the country.

With an average cost of up to 40 million VND per surgery, having a child with congenital heart disease is a real burden and not every family can afford it. Therefore, 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.

This is the third time the program “Heart for Children” has come to children in Nghe An province. This program is implemented by Viettel Nghe An, Tam Long Viet Fund with the support of doctors from the Cardiovascular Center - Viet Duc Friendship Hospital.

After screening, cases with indications for intervention/surgery and difficult circumstances will be guided by the "Heart for Children" program to complete the application for completely free treatment. Previously, in the 2023 journey, the program organized examinations for nearly 10,000 children in Binh Thuan, Dac Nong, Tuyen Quang and Son La, Hue, Ben Tre, Thanh Hoa and Yen Bai.

To be examined and consulted for early treatment of congenital heart disease, cardiovascular experts recommend that children who have been detected/suspected of having congenital heart disease by doctors at medical facilities or have symptoms and manifestations such as: Frequent coughing, wheezing that recurs many times; Abnormal breathing (rapid breathing, chest retractions when inhaling); Children often have pneumonia, bronchitis; Children show signs of slow feeding (lasting >30 minutes) or cannot finish feeding; Rapid breathing, sweating, especially after feedings; Children grow slowly, have pale, cold skin, sweat, and are often tired easily; Lips, tongue, fingertips are purple; Shortness of breath when exerting should participate in screening to determine the disease. In cases where the disease is detected and the family situation meets the criteria set by the "Heart for Children" program, treatment will be completely free.

With a system of nearly 1,000 Viettel stores nationwide, which are the points for receiving application documents for assistance from the program, Viettel consultants in the area will guide families through the procedures; thereby shortening the time and minimizing travel costs for families.

Program hotline:02462969969.

Fanpage:Heart for You

How to support the program "Heart for Children"

1. Direct support: Tam Long Viet Fund - Vietnam Television, 43 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

2. Transfer: + Account Name: Tam Long Viet Fund + Account Number:1200 0005 8888- At Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade - Dong Da Branch.