RoK doctors offer free surgeries for children with cleft palate in central region

Monday, 17:37, 15/07/2019

VOV.VN - On July 15, surgeons from Chonbuk National University in the Republic of Korea in colloboration with the Hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy provided free health check-ups and treatment for 56 children with cleft palates in the central region, including 30 children who received free surgery.

Korean doctors offer free medical check-ups for children with cleft palate. (Photo: VNA)

Korean doctors will also offer free medical check-ups for children who underwent the operation in 2018. In addition to this, underprivileged children will be given additional funding during their stay at the hospital.

Dr. Tran Tan Tai, deputy head of the Odonto-Stomatology Ward under the hospital of Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said that since 2006, Professor Shin Hyo-keun from Chonbuk National University, along with other Korean doctors and students, have performed surgery for 38 patients suffering from cleft palates.

The delegation has so far provided medical check-ups and treatment to nearly 450 patients and free surgeries to an additional 350 children with cleft palate in the central region.

By providing such treatment, it also offers an opportunity for both Vietnamese and Korean doctors to gain experience in the field together.

Local children will continue enjoying such services until July 20.

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