Australia donates child healthcare equipment to Khanh Hoa
(VOV) - The Australian Consul General in HCM City and Vinacapital on April 2 presented 18 pieces of newborn healthcare equipment to the Khanh Hoa General Hospital in Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
The medical equipment, worth more than VND980 million including one ventilator and 17 injectormats has been transferred to the Newborns Respiratory Care Department under the Khanh Hoa General Hospital.
The donation is part of activities of the Australian Direct Aid Programme for Vietnam, aiming to improve child healthcare services and minimise the rate of child mortality in the province and its vicinity.
The move is a step towards ensuring access to healthcare for local children, said Australian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City John McAnulty.