Free surgeries given to children with cleft palates
QĐND – Thursday, March 11, 2010, 20:56 (GMT+7)
PANO – Vietnam Cuba Friendship Hospital, Hanoi in conjunction with Operation Smile Vietnam are to provide free medical check-up and surgeries for children born with cleft palates from Hanoi and adjacent provinces from March 29th to April 2nd .
About 100 patients will benefit from this program which is sponsored by Sika Vietnam.
The patients will also receive financial assistance to cover transportation and food expenses during their stay at the hospital.
This is the second in a series of five missions of surgeries for children with cleft lip/cleft palate deformities which Sika Vietnam has committed to sponsor in 2010.
The first mission took place in Ho Chi Minh City earlier this month, from March 8th to 12th, and the remaining three missions will be conducted in Ho Chi Minh City and other cities throughout the country.
Sika Limited (Vietnam), a 100% foreign-invested Swiss company, specialises in the production and provision of chemicals for construction.
Mai Huong
Source: QDND
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