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Dutch organisations support eye hospital in Vinh Long

An eye examination and treatment ward funded by the Netherlands’ Eye Care Foundation and De Heus company was inaugurated on February 27 at the Ophthalmology Hospital in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.
Dutch organisations support eye hospital in Vinh Long ảnh 1A photo of the inaugural ceremony. (Source: baovinhlong.com.vn)
Vinh Long (VNA) – An eye examination and treatment ward funded bythe Netherlands’ Eye Care Foundation and De Heus company was inaugurated onFebruary 27 at the Ophthalmology Hospital in the Mekong Delta province of VinhLong.

Nguyen Thanh Hai, Director of the hospital, said the two organisations committedto provide 280,000 USD for an eye care project in Vinh Long province for the2016-2025 period.

In the 2017-19 period, the hospital will open new eye care and treatment facilitiesand health training courses, as well as provide eye check-ups for local studentsand old people.-VNA
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