A cleft lip and palate surgery programme kicked off in Dak Lak province on December 18, expected to benefit children with the deformities in seven provinces in the central and Central Highlands regions.
Surgeons from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy provided free surgery for 30 children with cleft palates in the central and Central Highlands regions from March 17-21.
As many as 180 children with different deformities in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have been receiving free medical checks-up and surgeries under a charity programme from June 18-24.
As many as 47 children with cleft lips and palates will receive free surgery under a programme taking place in Quy Nhon city in the central province of Binh Dinh from April 11 to 15.
The organising board of the 2015 Vietnam Mountain Marathon, which ended in Sa Pa on September 27, handed over 200 million VND (9,100 USD) to Operation Smile, a non-profit organisation.
As many as 80 children with cleft lips and palates receive free surgeries under a programme taking place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from August 24 to 28.
The eighth Vietnam International Dental Exhibition and Congress kicked off in Hanoi on August 19, attracting over 1,500 delegates from 18 nations around the world.
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