COMMUNITY

More than 1,000 elderly, disabled and housebound residents in Ho Chi Minh City have received routine medical check-ups at home under a new community healthcare programme.

New and renovated school facilities funded by Dantri/Dtinews readers have been completed in Dien Bien Province, ready to welcome children for the new academic year.

A struggling family in Vinh Long Province has begun building a new home after readers of Dantri/Dtinews donated nearly VND 96 million to support them.

A five-year-old boy from Dak Lak has undergone cochlear implant surgery after readers donated more than VND 530 million to help restore his hearing.

A farmer in Son La is appealing for financial support after his wife suffered life-threatening injuries when she was buried by collapsing rocks while working in the fields.

The government has allocated VND 50 billion in emergency funding to Lai Chau Province following deadly floods and landslides that caused an estimated VND 270 billion in damage.

Lai Chau Province has asked the prime minister for VND 500 billion (USD 19.10 million) in emergency funding to recover from devastating flash floods and landslides.

Dantri newspaper has launched a programme providing health checks, gifts and homes for 1,000 former Youth Volunteers and wounded veterans in central Vietnam.

A family in Lang Son has moved into a new home after donations from Dantri readers and support from local authorities helped fund the construction.

Dantri/Dtinews readers and donors contributed nearly VND 570 million (USD 21,700) to help a three-year-old girl undergo a successful liver transplant.

A 16-year-old boy who lost both legs and his right arm in a severe electric shock is undergoing long-term treatment after facial and neck scarring left him struggling to eat and speak.

Doctors at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi are appealing for public support to help a 22-year-old man undergo a life-saving heart transplant after severe myocarditis left him in critical condition.

Vietnam has provided USD 300,000 in emergency humanitarian aid to help Venezuela recover from the devastating twin earthquakes that struck the country on June 24, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

A blind father in Hanoi is struggling to support his three children as unstable income and mounting financial hardship threaten their education.

A 36-year-old mother with end stage kidney disease has asked to leave hospital because she can no longer afford treatment, despite doctors warning that regular dialysis is essential to keep her alive.

A young boy in Lam Dong Province diagnosed with leukaemia has received more than VND 375 million (approximately USD 14,400) in community donations after his family's story was published by Dantri.

A seven-year-old boy in Lam Dong Province with a malignant brain tumour has received approximately USD 10,400 in donations after his family's story was featured by Dantri/Dtinews.

More than VND 375 million (about USD 14,300) donated by readers has helped a 12-year-old boy recover from life-threatening burns after a high-voltage electrical accident.

Hoang Thi Vot warmly welcomed Dantri's reporters into her family's new home in Lang Son Province, a spacious 130-square-metre house with three bedrooms, a kitchen and modern sanitary facilities.