Between 14 and 20 June, Da Nang’s Hoan My Hospital provided over 2,000 poor children from Quang Nam Province with free screening tests for the early detection of congenital heart complaints.  Some of them then underwent free heart surgery at the hospital.  From now until 1 September the hospital is providing similar free screening tests for poor children from Da Nang.

Last Sunday, the Viet Nam Sports Bicycle Association visited and presented gifts to 74 children being cared for at Shelter No 3 of the Da Nang Support Centre for Agent Orange (AO) Victims and Disadvantaged Children in Hoa Vang District.  The gifts, worth over 220 million VND in total, were blankets, mattresses, fans, necessities and cash.