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Charitable operation brings light to poor people in Thua Thien – Hue

Forty impoverished people in the central province of Thue Thien – Hue received free cataract surgeries under a charitable programme organised by the Hue Eye Hospital, in collaboration with the Asia - Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA), the provincial support Association for Poor Patients, and the Nam Dong district medical centre, on May 21.

Charitable operation brings light to poor people in Thua Thien – Hue (Photo: VNA)
Charitable operation brings light to poor people in Thua Thien – Hue (Photo: VNA)

Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – Forty impoverished people in the central province of Thue Thien – Hue received free cataract surgeries under a charitable programme organised by the Hue Eye Hospital, in collaboration with the Asia - Pacific Prevention of Blindness Association (APBA), the provincial support Association for Poor Patients, and the Nam Dong district medical centre, on May 21.

According to Dr. Pham Minh Truong from the hospital, this is the second free surgery campaign conducted in 2024 by its 25-member team which have helped more than 100 impoverished people from mountainous areas regain their sight, including many elderly people who had been blind for decades.

In this programme, supported by CEO at APBA Prof. Dr. Hattori Tadashi, 250 patients were screened, with nearly 80 cases recommended for surgery. Besides the 40 patients receiving on-site surgeries, the remaining ones will be provided with free surgeries in the coming time.

Through this charitable surgery campaign, foreign experts also transfer the latest eye surgery techniques to the Hue Eye Hospital’s staff, contributing to improving the quality of ophthalmic treatment in the locality./.

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