On Tuesday, representatives from the Executive Board of the 'Cup of Compassion Coffee' programme, initiated by the Da Nang Journalists’ Association, handed cash donations of 3 million VND to parents of 2-year-old Phan Nguyen Ha Trinh hailing from Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Phong Commune.

A representative from 'Cup of Compassion Coffee' programme (left) handing cash donations of 3 million VND to the family of Phan Nguyen Ha Trinh

The little girl suffers from virus-induced acute myocarditis, a very rare disease posing a high risk of mortality.

To save her life, doctors have put her on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO after she underwent an emergency congenital heart surgery.  She is out of the operating theatre, but she is not fully conscious yet.

Till date, the costs of medical care and treatment for Trinh have been over 200 million VND. The figures are expected to increase in the coming time because Trinh is treated in intensive care. However, Trinh’s parents have lost their jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The family of Trinh is now desperately in need of financial aid to pay for her little daughter’s treatment costs.

Donations can be sent to the Da Nang Newspaper, 33 Le Loi, Da Nang (Phone: 0236 3812341 and 0905832222) or account No 100214851000415 at the Da Nang branch of the Viet Nam Import-Export Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) (Please write “Donations to the Family of Phan Nguyen Ha Trinh”.

By TRIEU TUNG - Translated by M.D