Hanoi (VNA) – Theorganising panel of the “Operation Healthy Heart” programme recently held freeheart checkups for children across Vietnam.
Children in the northern provinceof Nam Dinh on January 6-7 received free heart checkups and consultation whichwere held by the provincial Children’s hopital, the Vietnam National Hospitalof Paediatrics and military-run telecom company Viettel.
A total of 100 out of 870 testedchildren required operations while many detected to have respiratory issues,anaemia or were malnourished.
Those with symptoms of heartdisease will be treated for six months and those with congenital heart diseasewill be offered free operations at the Vietnam National Hospital of Paediatrics.
The programme, in collaborationwith the children’s hospital of the southern province of Binh Duong, organised afree checkup activity for children under 16 from January 7-8 in the locality.
About 3,000 kids registered forthe checkup on the first day.
The programme aimed to detectheart disease early and provide children with prompt treatment, said Vo NgocQuang, Deputy Director of Viettel Binh Duong, a sponsor of the scheme.
Launched in October 2008, the OperationHealthy Heart programme has provided more than 3,440 children suffering fromheart defects nationwide with access to life-saving operations.-VNA