All eligible patients will receive surgical interventions and post-operative care in accordance with Vietnamese medical standards and global care protocols.
A cleft lip and palate surgery programme was kicked off in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on October 27 by Operation Smile Vietnam and the provincial Fund for Children.
Eighty-three children with cleft lip and palate in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will receive free health check-ups and surgeries as part of the Operation Smile Vietnam programme.
A programme providing free screenings and operations for children with cleft lip, cleft palate was held at the General Hospital of the central coastal province of Phu Yen from June 22-26.
The first ever Hanoi International Marathon will take place on April 14 next year, its organising board announced during a press conference in the capital city on June 14.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha visited and presented gifts to children who are receiving treatment for cleft lip, cleft palate and odontogenic cysts on April 17.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh expressed her hope that the US organisation Operation Smile would continue providing plastic surgery for children with facial defects.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) has raised more than 5.5 trillion VND (241.8 million USD) and thousands of tonnes of gifts for some 30 million children since it was founded 25 years ago.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited and presented gifts to children with cleft lip and palate at the Vietnam – Cuba hospital in Hanoi on April 20.
Petr Novotny of the Cezch Republic won the 100km event at the Vietnam Mountain Marathon, which closed in Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 25.
The organising board of the 2015 Vietnam Mountain Marathon, which ended in Sa Pa on September 27, handed over 200 million VND (9,100 USD) to Operation Smile, a non-profit organisation.
As many as 80 children with cleft lips and palates receive free surgeries under a programme taking place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from August 24 to 28.
More than 200 children with cleft lips and palates in Quang Ngai province and other central localities will benefit from free exams and surgeries provided by Operation Smile from August 17 to 21.