This is the biggest amount of money donated to the “Heart for Children” programme through text messages during the over the programme’s 11-year history.

All of the money donated to the programme will be used to fund surgery for poor under-16 children with congenital heart diseases nationwide.

All of the money will be used to fund surgery for poor under-16 children with congenital heart diseases nationwide.

Earlier, the programme coordinated with the Vietnam Red Cross Society to carry out text message campaigns in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

More than 15 billion VND (647,295 USD) was raised through these campaigns to help nearly 600 children across the country.

The “Heart for Children” programme was launched in 2008 and has been operated by the telecom firm Viettel, the Tam Long Viet (Vietnamese Heart) Fund, and VTV.

Since then, the programme has funded surgery for nearly 5,200 children with heart diseases in the country.

Muong ethnic teacher wholeheartedly dedicates to students

(BGO) – Teacher Nguyen Thi Chinh who is a Muong ethnic person in Hoa Binh province has attached to Tu Son High School in Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province for years with wholehearted dedication to the students in the specially difficult area. 

The heart of a health station head

(BGO) - For a long time, people in Tan Tien commune, Bac Giang city (Bac Giang province) have known doctor Do Tien Khanh (born in1966 - photo) as not only a health station chief who has good professional skills and wholeheartedly works for the health of local people but also a person actively participating in humanitarian activities.

3,200 children provided free congenital heart defect screening under “Heart for Kids” program

(BGO)- Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics, the Vietnam Heart Fund of the Vietnam Television and the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) jointly held the voluntary program themed “Heart for Kids”, a free congenital heart defect screening programme for children under 16.

Bac Giang Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital successfully performs surgery on 169 cases of congenital heart defects

(BGO) - Open and closed heart operation techniques were successfully transferred to the Bac Giang Obstetrics and Paediatrics Hospital in April 2015.  Over the past over 4 years, the hospital’s doctors have successfully performed surgery on 169 children diagnosed with ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus.

Spreading the "White Blouse – Red Heart" movement

(BGO) - In critical situations, many doctors and nurses at hospitals in Bac Giang province are willing to donate blood to help patients overcome the "a close brush with death" condition, contributing to building the image of "doctors like gentle mothers".

Source: VNA