Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – TheSponsoring Association for Poor People in Ho Chi Minh City (SAPP-HCMC) hasmobilised more than 2.5 trillion VND (107.5 million USD) over the last 25 years to support disadvantaged children andpeople with disabilities.
The information was revealed during a ceremonyrecently held in the city to mark the association’s 25th founding anniversaryand to honour sponsors, medical workers and organisations that have accompaniedthe SAPP-HCMC over the years.
Also at the ceremony, the SAPP-HCMC mobilisedover 50 billion VND (2.15 million USD) and received entry in the VietnamGuinness Book of Records as the charitable organisation supporting the largestnumber of heart operations in Vietnam, with 8,000 cases.
At the event, Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong spoke highly of the association’s effortsand affirmed that its activities have contributed to easing pains of poorpatients in HCM City, other localities of Vietnam as well as neighbouringcountries of Laos and Cambodia.
The SAPP-HCMC has served as a bridge connectingkind hearts with hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged people, contributing tothe city’s sustainable poverty reduction, he noted.
Phong also asked the association to increasehumanitarian programmes and work with departments, organisations, and donors toseek more social sources in the time ahead, pledging that the city will createfavourable conditions for its activities.
Established in 1994, the SAPP-HCMC has launchedvarious humanitarian programmes and activities to support poor patients, namely“For the children’s smile”, “Heart operation for poor children” and “Bringinglight to poor patients”, among others.
The “Heart operation for poor children”programme has raised more than 410 billion VND (17.6 million USD) for conductingsurgery for 8,150 children with congenital heart diseases in 46 localitiesacross the country.-VNA
The information was revealed during a ceremonyrecently held in the city to mark the association’s 25th founding anniversaryand to honour sponsors, medical workers and organisations that have accompaniedthe SAPP-HCMC over the years.
Also at the ceremony, the SAPP-HCMC mobilisedover 50 billion VND (2.15 million USD) and received entry in the VietnamGuinness Book of Records as the charitable organisation supporting the largestnumber of heart operations in Vietnam, with 8,000 cases.
At the event, Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong spoke highly of the association’s effortsand affirmed that its activities have contributed to easing pains of poorpatients in HCM City, other localities of Vietnam as well as neighbouringcountries of Laos and Cambodia.
The SAPP-HCMC has served as a bridge connectingkind hearts with hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged people, contributing tothe city’s sustainable poverty reduction, he noted.
Phong also asked the association to increasehumanitarian programmes and work with departments, organisations, and donors toseek more social sources in the time ahead, pledging that the city will createfavourable conditions for its activities.
Established in 1994, the SAPP-HCMC has launchedvarious humanitarian programmes and activities to support poor patients, namely“For the children’s smile”, “Heart operation for poor children” and “Bringinglight to poor patients”, among others.
The “Heart operation for poor children”programme has raised more than 410 billion VND (17.6 million USD) for conductingsurgery for 8,150 children with congenital heart diseases in 46 localitiesacross the country.-VNA
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