Children found to have heart disease: survey

08:09, 17/09/2011

Doctors found that 180 of 3,700 children screened for congenital heart disease suffered such problems.

Doctors found that 180 of 3,700 children screened for congenital heart disease suffered such problems.

The survey was carried out as part of a charity examination for under-16-year-old children in Thanh Hoa, Ha Giang, Dong Nai and Gia Lai provinces.

Children with heart problems have been told to apply for free surgery from a humanitarian programme called A Heart for You, funded by Viet Nam Television and the Viettel Telecommunication Group.

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(Source: VNS)