Keyword: "heart diseases"

Thai and Lao doctors have been implementing a medical initiative to save children and young people who suffer from heart-related diseases.

A fundraiser themed "Run for The Heart"took place in Ho Chi Minh City to raise money for children in need of congenital heart surgery.

Children under 16 years of age in the northern province of Nam Dinh will get free heart checks on April 6-7 within the framework of an annual programme jointly implemented by the Nam Dinh Children’s Hospital, the Central Children’s Hospital, and the military communications group Viettel.

Most of Vietnamese people have been eating too much salt, nearly double the World Health Organisation (WHO)-recommend level of 5g per day, heard a workshop in Hanoi on March 27.

More than 800 local and international cardiologists exchanged notes about the latest advances, new trends and innovative therapies for cardiovascular diseases at a congress in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Association for Sponsorship of Poor Patients of Ninh Thuan Province has supported 401 children with congenital heart diseases over the past nine years.

A charity gala in Hanoi on June 4 raised more than 21 billion VND (924,800 USD) to support disadvantaged children with heart diseases.

A charity gala on October 8 night raised nearly 20 billion VND (900,000 USD) for the charity fund A healthy heart for you, which sponsors operations for poor children suffering from heart diseases.

The number of children in Ho Chi Minh City suffering from a condition where the chest appears sunken has increased unusually, doctors from Paediatrics Hospital No 1 said.

Cardiac surgeons at the HCM City University Medical Centre have successfully performed 100 minimally invasive heart operations.

US organisation Giving It Back to Kids and the VinaCapital Fund will sponsor a charity drive for 33 underprivileged children with heart disease in the central city of Da Nang.