Moscow (VNA) –The Hanoi-Moscow Multifunctional Complex and some Vietnamese businesses inRussia co-organised a charity concert in Moscow, Russia to raise fund forchildren with heart disease in Vietnam.
All the proceedings ofthe event, including 30,000 USD of ticket money and over 600,000 ruble (10,000 USD)raised by audiences, will be used for treatment of 20 children under the “Heartsfor Kids”, a heart operation programme.
The event, the firstof its kinds held overseas, is expected to provide financial aid todisadvantaged children with heart disease and inspire philanthropists to continuesupporting the programme, said Associate Professor - Doctor Nguyen Lan Hieu, DeputyDirector of Hanoi Medical University, who will receive and deliver the donationsto the “Hearts for Kids” fund.
According to data ofthe World Health Organisation, Vietnam has nearly 45,000 under-six heartpatients, of whom 60 percent have disadvantaged background. Among 8,000 to10,000 children with congenital heart disease, a half of them are in need ofimmediate operations. – VNA
