(VNF) - Nearly 100 disadvantaged children with cleft lips and cleft palates in the Mekong Delta are given free check-ups and surgeries from August 15^th to 19^th at the An Giang province’s Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital by Amway Vietnam Co. Ltd. (Amway) and the Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV).

Checking up for children before the surgery (Source: giadinhvietnam.com)

Also, within 05 days from August 17^th to 21^th, the Quang Ngai provincial Children Protection Fund in collaboration with the OSV will, once again, conduct the medical examination and surgeries for more than 200 children with harelip and cleft palate in Quang Ngai province and the neighboring provinces of Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Phu Yen, etc.

By the occasion, OSV in collaboration with PS & Unilever Vietnam, Central Tooth-Jaw-Face Hospital of HCM City, Quang Ngai General Hospital to provide health examinations, counseling and treatment of dental problems for about 1,500 children in Nghia Hanh district.

Harelip and cleft palate is one of the most common congenital anomaly of newborns in Vietnam. The rate of children born with harelip and cleft palate is 1 out of every 700. This not only affects the patients’ appearance, but also impacts their physical and psychological development.

The Operation Smile program is part of Amway’s global campaign for children, titled Amway One by One, aiming to give better lives for needy children. In 2015, Amway donated over VND 5.6 billion for the campaign in Vietnam to help more than 3,087 disadvantaged people nationwide, especially children./.

Minh Phuong ( giadinhvietnam.com )