Forty safe houses have just been built for residents in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai’s Binh Chanh Commune to support them cope with climate changes.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) organised a conference in Hanoi on April 27, to summarise the campaign “Tet for the poor and victims of Agent Orange” during the 2009-2018 period.
More than nine million units of blood have been donated over the past 10 years through blood donation campaigns across the country, essentially meeting the blood demand for medical treatment.
A couple in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are in desperate need of financial support to cover hospital treatment after a traffic accident which killed their son and left them with serious injuries.
The southern province of Dong Nai is among 13 localities that have received assistance from the US’ AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in giving healthcare services to prisoners living with HIV/AIDS.
A project to enhance awareness of children with autism is expected to be of benefit to about 4,000 Vietnamese children suffering from the disorder over the next five years.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has provided more than 170 million USD in financial support for Vietnam’s efforts in HIV/AIDS prevention over the last two decades.
DTiNews readers have donated a total VND285.5 million (USD12,954) for a poor ethnic minority girl in Ha Giang Province who is struggling with retinoblastoma.
As many as 520 wheelchairs worth 1.53 billion VND (67,100 USD) donated by US organisation “Giving it back to kids” have been presented to the disabled and orphans in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
The father and his 10-year-old daughter in Ha Giang Province who are both suffering from leukaemia have received nearly VND1bn (USD44,000) from Dantri/DTiNews reader after their story was published.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society will launch the Humanitarian Month in May, with the aim of supporting 50,000 to 70,000 disadvantaged and vulnerable people.