October 07, 2017 | 19:42 (GMT+7)
Ho Chi Minh City run to support cancer patients
The Terry Fox Run 2017, which aims to raise funds for cancer patients, will take place on Tan Trao street, Phu My Hung urban zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.
All the proceeds will be used to finance Vietnam’s projects on cancer research, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham) in Ho Chi Minh City said at the launching ceremony on October 6.
The 2016 Terry Fox Run drew crowds of participants (Source: courtesy of the organization board)
Anony Nezic, co-chairman of the Terry Fox Run Vietnam, said the event has raised around USD 1 million over the past more than 20 years. The sum was used for projects on child cancer research in Vietnam, jointly implemented by CanCham, Terry Fox Vietnam, the British Columbia University in Canada, and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Last year, the run raised VND 1.9 billion (USD 83,600), which was used to fund a project on cancer research at the Nhi Dong 2 Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive charity event held annually in numerous countries throughout the globe to commemorate Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox, who made a Marathon of Hope across Canada to raise funds for cancer research in 1980 after losing his leg to osteosarcoma.
To date, more than USD 750 million has been collected over the world for cancer research.
Source: VNA