March 22, 2019 | 11:58 (GMT+7)
RoK doctors offer free cleft palate surgery for Vietnamese children
Surgeons from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy provided free surgery for 30 children with cleft palates in the central and Central Highlands regions from March 17-21.
Those children receiving operations were provided with USD 300 for surgery and hospitalization costs.
On the occasion, doctors also offered medical check-ups for children who had been operated on in previous courses.
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A baby with cleft palates receives examination |
Deputy head of the Odonto-Stomatology Ward under the hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tran Tan Tai stated that this is the fifth time the RoK’s non-profit organization Global Care has coordinated with the university to organize free surgery programs for children with cleft palate.
To date, more than 100 children in the central and Central Highlands regions have benefited from the program.
This time, Global Care and the university jointly held a seminar on cleft palate surgery to share and update information on cutting-edge technologies in the field.
Source: VNA