Medical equipment is handed over to the healthcare centre of , Yen Bai province, on February 28 (Photo: VNA) (VNA) – Non-governmental organisation
and an Australian sponsor on February 28 presented
medical equipment worth nearly 250 million VND (10,600 USD) to the healthcare
centre of Van Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, to
help care for newborn babies.
The healthcare centre of Van Yen is in charge of
caring for more than 123,000 residents in the district, most of whom are ethnic
minority people.
The sponsor, Phil Jordan, has been working in
Vietnam for many years. After learning that the “Survive to Thrive” programme
of VinaCapital Foundation aims to help reduce the mortality of premature babies
in Vietnam, he decided to support this programme by raising funds online.
In September 2019, he took part in a 42km-long
run in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon in Sa Pa, Lao Cai province, a challenge he
had never tried before. Throughout the event, Jordan and his family called for
the community to make donations via website GoFunMe, successfully raising
10,605 USD.
“Survive to Thrive” looks to help improve the
capacity for neonatal care by providing training for medical workers and
presenting essential infant care equipment, especially for remote localities.
It hopes to bring the infant mortality rate in the country to 1 percent./.
Source: VietnamPlus
