Viettel joins hands to provide free screening for congenital heart disease in children

At the program, doctors provided free medical examinations, consultations, and echocardiograms, when indicated, for children under 18. Following the screening, disadvantaged children who are diagnosed as requiring medical intervention or surgery will be guided by the “Heart for Kids” program in completing the necessary paperwork to receive completely free treatment.

The screening activities will continue through September 6 at Binh Duong General Hospital, with cardiology specialists from the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong General Hospital directly participating in the program.

“Heart for Kids” is a humanitarian program that provides free heart surgery for disadvantaged children under 18 across Viet Nam. The program has also organized free cardiovascular screening campaigns in many localities while providing funding to enhance Vietnam's medical capacity.

With the average cost of heart surgery reaching about VND 40 million per case, treatment can place a heavy financial burden on many families. Community support therefore provides an important source of assistance, giving affected children greater access to treatment and the chance of a healthier future.

Backed by Viettel’s annual commitment of VND 5 billion, together with other social contributions, the program covers the full cost of surgery for disadvantaged children with heart disease nationwide.

Over 18 years of operation, the program has covered surgery costs for more than 7,800 pediatric patients and organized 122 free screening campaigns for nearly 190,000 children nationwide.

Below are some photos of the program.

The free heart screening program takes place on September 5 and 6 at Binh Duong General Hospital in Phu Loi ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

Doctors examining children

Assoc. Prof., Dr. Nguyen Lan Hieu, Director of Hanoi Medical University Hospital, giving medical examinations to a girl.

Gifts are presented to children participating in the screening.

Organizers, doctors and representatives of families whose children participated in the screening in a joint photo

Translated by Chung Anh