At the offices of the Da Nang Newspaper on Thursday, Acting Editor-in-Chief Truong Cong Dinh handed over 30.7 million VND to Mr Le Huu Kha whose daughter, 16-year-old Le Thi Hoa, has been diagnosed with lumbar scoliosis and is in desperate need of financial assistance to cover the costs of her surgery.

The cash was in response to the recent appeal through our newspaper for donations to help Hoa overcome the disease and continue her schooling.

Included was 15 million VND from employees of the Hoang Nhi Hotel, 10 million VND from Ms Duong Thi Luat, 500,000 VND from Ms Tra Thi Hang, and 200,000 VND from our reporter Ngoc Phu.  Previously, members of a local charitable group had visited Hoa’s family to give 1 million VND to the poor pupil.

Mr Kha thanked all the generous donors for their kind assistance.

Acting Editor-in-Chief Truong Cong Dinh (left) handing the donations to Mr Kha

Part of Hoa’s surgery costs will be covered by the health insurance fund, but her family have to pay the remaining 60 million VND.  The Da Nang General Hospital has also raised cash donations of 30 million VND from local generous donors.  Added to the 30.7 million VND from the readers of Da Nang Newspaper, this now means that Hoa’s parents can afford to pay for her surgery, and it is scheduled to take place today (10 June).

Although enough money has been raised for the surgery, Hoa is still in need of financial assistance for her post-operative treatment costs in order to fully recover from the disease.

Donations can be sent to the Da Nang Newspaper, 42 Tran Phu Street, Da Nang (Phone: 0511 3812341 and 0905832222) or to Mr Kha’s address: 112 residential group, Hoa Hiep Nam Ward, Lien Chieu District (Phone: 01654509069).