The information was revealed during a ceremony recently held in the city to mark the association’s 25th founding anniversary and to honor sponsors, medical workers and organizations that have accompanied the SAPP-HCMC over the years.
Also at the ceremony, the SAPP-HCMC mobilized over VND 50 billion (USD 2.15 million) and received entry in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records as the charitable organization supporting the largest number of heart operations in Vietnam, with 8,000 cases.
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The Sponsoring Association for Poor People in Ho Chi Minh City (SAPP-HCMC) has mobilized more than VND 2.5 trillion (USD 107.5 million) over the last 25 years to support disadvantaged children and people with disabilities. Photo for illustration |
At the event, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong spoke highly of the association’s efforts and affirmed that its activities have contributed to easing pains of poor patients in HCM City, other localities of Vietnam as well as neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia.
The SAPP-HCMC has served as a bridge connecting kind hearts with hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged people, contributing to the city’s sustainable poverty reduction, he noted.
Phong also asked the association to increase humanitarian programs and work with departments, organizations, and donors to seek more social sources in the time ahead, pledging that the city will create favorable conditions for its activities.
Established in 1994, the SAPP-HCMC has launched various humanitarian programs and activities to support poor patients, namely “For the children’s smile”, “Heart operation for poor children” and “Bringing light to poor patients”, among others.
The “Heart operation for poor children” program has raised more than VND 410 billion (USD 17.6 million) for conducting surgery for 8,150 children with congenital heart diseases in 46 localities across the country.
Source: VNA