Canada charity supports poor child patients
(VOV) -A Canadian charity programme dedicated to supporting disadvantaged children has donated more than US$45,000 to young Vietnamese patients suffering from cancer and heart-related diseases.
Canadian Trade Counselor Francois Lasalle and Vice Chairwomen of the Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association Nguyen Thi Hoi handed over the funds to Rad Kivette, a VinaCapital representative in Hanoi on April 8.
VinaCapital will distribute the sum, raised from Charity Run for Children Hanoi 2013, to the Central Pediatrics Hospital, Hanoi Heart Hospital, and Heartbeat Vietnam to support disadvantaged children battling cancer and heart diseases.
More than 5,000 people attended Charity Run for Children Hanoi 2013, formerly known as Terry Fox Run, jointly organized by the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association, the Canadian Business Association (CanCham), Manulife Vietnam, and Sofitel Metropole Hanoi Hotel.
Hoang Thi Ngoc Huong, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Heart Hospital, thanked the Canadian organization for its invaluable support for poor children.
“The proceeds from the annual Charity Run for Children have been used to cover up to 70% of the cost of heart surgeries for the recipients, truly life-saving assistance”, she said.