The 7,000th patient, Tien Trinh Ngoc Vy, born in 2018, was diagnosed with congenital Tetralogy of Fallot. Vy has a twin sister and a seven-year-old brother.

Her parents, who live in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5, could not afford the surgery costs of 80 million VND (3,400 USD) as her family lives on the father’s income as a driver.

Tien Trinh Ngoc Vy, born in 2018, diagnosed with congenital Tetralogy of Fallot, is now in good condition after heart surgery.

After undergoing successful surgery in the Heart Institute in HCM City in March, Vy is now in good health.

The charity programme funded heart operations for 733 children in 2018 and 250 others since the beginning of 2019.

It will continue to travel to remote areas to deliver free heart screenings and fund operations for nearly 1,000 children diagnosed with congenital heart defects per year.

Some initiatives of Heartbeat Vietnam to promote fundraising and awareness include Vet Seo Cuoc Doi (Scar of Life) and Chay Vi Trai Tim (Run for the Heart), and documentaries Noi Ket Yeu Thuong (Connecting Love) on HCM City Television (HTV).

In Vietnam, about 16,000 babies are born every year with congenital heart defects, of which 7,500 cases need medical intervention, according to research conducted by VinaCapital Foundation.

Defects such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and Tetralogy of Fallot had high risks a decade ago but can now be cured.

Many children in rural areas have few chances for cardiac diagnosis and consultancy, which results in life-threatening complications.

Kind hearted barber

(BGO) – The barber Hoang The Tam in My Cau village, Tan My commune (Bac Giang city) has spent time on giving free haircut to the patients under treatment at the provincial hospitals.

 

Art exchange programme honours kind-hearted benefactors

An art exchange programme, entitled ‘One heart – One world’, was held in Hanoi on April 14 to honour kind-hearted benefactors and to call for more support for people with disabilities.

 

Wounded soldier with kind heart

(BGO) – The wounded soldier Luu Van Toat is a member of the Tien Giang War Veteran Division in Hoang Van Thu ward (Bac Giang city) who gain the heart and respect of the local residents for his devotion to community and collective movements. 

 

Thousands of Nam Dinh children to get free heart checks

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.

 

Teacher Hoang Thi Loan whole heartedly devotes to children

(BGO) – Teacher Hoang Thi Loan (born in 1981), Head Mistress of Tan My Kindergarten School in Bac Giang city is always prominent for her enthusiasm, dynamic, inventive thinking as well as open-minded character to the colleagues and students’ parents. 

 

Source: VNA