On May 13 and 14, the Association for Supporting Poor Patients, the Disabled and Orphans of Lam Dong Province coordinated with Tam Duc Heart Hospital ( Ho Chi Minh City) to organize free heart disease screening for children and people in the province.
The program of screening for heart disease for children and people took place at Pham Ngoc Thach Traditional Medicine Hospital (Da Lat City) and Bao Loc Traditional Medicine Hospital (Bao Loc City). Participants ranged from newborns to people aged 65 with congenital heart disease, heart valve disease, coronary artery disease or signs of cardiovascular disease. Patients who had heart surgery in recent years were also examined and consulted by cardiologists. The doctors and nurses coordinated to screen for congenital heart disease in children and examine and consult with adults about heart disease.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Luc, Chairman of the Association for the Support of Poor Patients, Disabled People and Orphans of Lam Dong Province, after screening for heart disease, patients from newborn to 21 years old who are indicated for surgery will be sponsored 100% of the cost of surgery at Tam Duc Heart Hospital from funding from Children Action (Switzerland) and VinaCapital Foundation (USA). For patients from 22 to 45 years old who are the breadwinner of their family, have especially difficult family circumstances and are indicated for surgery, the Association for the Support of Poor Patients, Disabled People and Orphans of Lam Dong Province will mobilize to sponsor a part of the cost.
In the past time, the Association for Supporting Poor Patients, Disabled People and Orphans of Lam Dong province has coordinated with hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City to organize cardiovascular disease screening for more than 20,000 people. The Association has sent more than 1,500 children and poor patients for heart surgery at Tam Duc Heart Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital, Children's Hospital 2... from funding sources of VinaCapital Foundation, Children Action Organization, Ho Chi Minh City Association for Supporting Poor Patients, Milal Heart Charity Fund of Korea and Understanding the Heart Fund.
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