Over the past 17 years, Japanese doctor Tadashi Hattori has become a friend to many visually-impaired patients in remote and disadvantaged areas of Vietnam, particularly those in Quang Ninh, Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan, Binh Phuoc and Ca Mau.
A group of young people from the central city of Da Nang led by Ho Ngoc Thanh have set up a volunteer programme to help poor sick people get to hospital.
Many hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tet, which falls on January 25.
The National Fund for the Poor and Social Welfare raised over 13.9 trillion VND (600.7 million USD) during 2017-2019, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Truong Thi Ngoc Anh told a teleconference in Hanoi on December 23.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with a delegation of the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on November 19, discussing bilateral cooperation possibilities.
The Association for Poor Patients in Ho Chi Minh City and the Latter Day Saint Charities of the US have presented 77 wheelchairs to the disabled in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.
Real estate developer Novaland Group this September marks its 27 years of establishment and development with the self-set mission of Developing Community, Creating Destination and Building Happiness.
The Red Journey voluntary blood donation campaign was held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on July 14, attract a large number of youth union members, young people, members of armed forces and teachers.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited Bao Quoc pagoda, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 5 to offer his congratulations on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2563rd birth anniversary.
Seventy poor patients in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai received free eye check-ups and cataract surgery at Yen Bai General Hospital from April 16-17.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan lauded the Van Phu – Invest Investment Joint Stock Company for its contributions to the community while meeting with the company’s leaders on February 19.
The Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) has announced its results for the fourth quarter of last year and for the full financial year, achieving impressive growth and meeting ambitious targets.
A lack of clear and transparent regulations relating to autonomy for public hospitals is hindering the efficiency of their operation, a senior expert said.
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu on January 5 presented 30 gift packages to poor children who are undergoing treatment at Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The Sponsoring Association for Poor People in Ho Chi Minh City (SAPP-HCMC) has mobilised more than 2.5 trillion VND (107.5 million USD) over the last 25 years to support disadvantaged children and people with disabilities.
The Ho Chi Minh City Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients (SAPP) and benefactors on July 25 presented 1,382 scholarships worth over 1.5 billion VND (65,000 USD) to disadvantaged and disabled students with excellent academic performance in the country.
The Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on May 15 to honour local role models in the campaign of studying Ho Chi Minh ideology and following the late President’s moral example on the occasion of his 128th birthday (May 19).
Water purification systems up to the quality standards of Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City will be built as gifts to two elementary schools in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam.
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