Mr. Tran Lam, head of the sponsor association for poor patients in the southern province of Kien Giang, said that in 2011, the association mobilized over 65 billion to help poor patients’ medical treatment.
Of which, over VND 4 billion was spent on eye surgeries for 3,096 poor patients in Kien Giang province and in other provinces and cities such as An Giang, Lam Dong, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang City and Central Highlands provinces.
The money was also used to support heart surgeries for 105 poor patients, give 310 wheelchairs to poor disabled people, give surgeries to poor women in remote and island areas who have contracted fatal diseases, assist the building of 131 charity houses, rural bridges and schools, and give presents to those who suffer from natural disasters and those who are poor families during festivals.
In 2012, the association will strive to collect some VND 15 billion to support 1,000 eye surgeries, 80 heart surgeries, and give 200 wheelchairs to poor disabled people.