Children with genetic facial defects receive surgical operations

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – As many as 40
received surgical operations during a
programme held in Vietnam’s central provinces from July 14-20.

The programme was organised by a delegation
of experts from the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) Chonbuk National University, and
(Hue UMP) Hospital. It provided free
oral and maxillofacial surgeries for 28 children out of the kids.

Following the surgeries, the young patients received
treatment at a centre for phonetic placement therapy at the Hue University
Hospital. The programme also
supported travel and food costs for the patients.

On this occasion, doctors also offered medical
checks-up for patients who received surgeries during last year’s programme.

The Hue UMP and the Chunbok National
University have enjoyed sound cooperation for more than 14 years, said Doctor
Tran Tan Tai, head of the Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology at the Hue University
Hospital.

To date, the programme has treated more than
400 children with facial defects in Vietnam’s central region, with about 350 of
them receiving free cleft lip surgeries. The programme also offers
opportunities for doctors of Vietnam and the RoK to share their experiences and
improve their skills, he added.

In addition, the two universities have forged
cooperation in many areas, including training and scientific research, grants
for medical students, and admission of Hue UMP’s trainees to the RoK
university, along with the establishment of a phonetic placement therapy centre
for young patients, the first of its kind in the central and Central Highlands
regions.-VNA