A doctor gives check-up to a student at the Tam Phuc Primary School
in Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA)
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 cardiac abnormalities 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: VNA