A doctor gives check-up to a student at the Tam Phuc Primary School in Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA)
(VNA) – Nearly 13,000 children, including infants and
students of preschools and primary schools, in the northern province of Vinh
Phuc are receiving screenings for early detection of congenital heart
diseases from June 2-5, on the occasion of the newly launched Action Month
for Children 2020.
The event is co-organised by the provincial Fund for Vietnamese
Children, the Hanoi-based E Hospital, VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat
Vietnam programme, and BHFlex Vina Co., Ltd.
Through screening, children with suspected will
be further examined and given free-of-charge ultrasound scanning by doctors
of E Hospital to identify the exact disease and determine appropriate treatment.
Those deemed to need surgery will receive help to complete relevant
procedures to apply for free operations with expenses to be covered by the
Heartbeat Vietnam programme.
In 2019, the Fund for Vietnamese Children of Vinh Phuc organised
medical checkups for approximately 24,000 children from newborn to primary
school age, nearly 300 of whom were diagnosed with suspected congenital heart
and cardiac diseases. The programme helped more than 30 children with innate
heart defects get intensive examination and treatment, with nearly 20 receiving
operations at the Hanoi Heart Hospital and E Hospital./.
Source: VietnamPlus
