Vietnamese paediatricians have provided free surgery to nearly 100 children with congenital defects in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

The beneficiaries coming from 11 districts and towns in the province, mostly suffered hare-lip, cleft palate, visually impaired, and disabilities in urinary organs.

The four-day charitable operation programme, which last from July 8, is sponsored by the Netherlands Government and local associations and businesses.

The programme has also given free post-surgery treatment for the disabled children at the provincial General Hospital and Disabled Children Relief Centre./.