Thousands of Nam Dinh children to get free heart checks

 

Nam Dinh (VNA) – Children under 16 years of age in the
northern province of Nam Dinh will get on April 6-7 within
the framework of an annual programme jointly implemented by the Nam Dinh Children’s
Hospital, the , and the military communications
group Viettel.

Organisers further said all the children suspected of having
will be checked and consulted by specialists. Those poor
found having the diseases will get totally free medical treatment and
operation.

Doctors said from one to two children among about 100 being
checked will be detected to have heart diseases. The checks have helped
thousands of children to have early treatment.

Over the past 10 years, the programme has helped about
100,000 children in 50 provinces and cities throughout the country to have free
heart checks, and financed the medical operations for up to 4,500 of them.-VNA