A baby with cleft palates receives examination (Photo: VNA)Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Surgeons from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and
the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy provided free surgery for 30
in the central and Central Highlands regions from
March 17-21.
Those children
receiving operations were provided with 300 USD for surgery and hospitalisation
costs.
On the occasion,
doctors also offered medical check-ups for children who had been operated on in
previous courses.
Deputy head of the Odonto-Stomatology
Ward under the hospital of Tran Tan Tai
stated that this is the fifth time the RoK’s non-profit organisation Global
Care has coordinated with the university to organise free surgery programmes
for children with cleft palate.
To date, more than 100
children in the central and Central Highlands regions have benefited from the
programme.
This time,
and the university jointly held a seminar on to share and
update information on cutting-edge technologies in the field. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
