C.E.M.S. - Christine Edith Medical Support........
ACCV has recently
entered into partnership with the Vietnam Paediatric Hospital to provide
financial support to seriously ill children requiring surgery and
medical aid.
C.E.M.S
- Christine Edith Medical Support program has been named in memory of Christine Edith Moraghan. She had a nursing background and she was a
very
caring human being with a soft spot for children. This project would be
very close to her heart.
Sadly, there are many
children living in poverty in Vietnam who are very ill. As part of our project
to break the cycle of poverty, we will be assisting families who have
seriously
ill children in desperate need of surgery and medical care. I would like to briefly
introduce you to one such family.
Vinh
is only twelve years old. Her family are very poor, they come from a rural area
hundreds of kilometres outside of Hanoi.
Vinh’s
parents are farmers, they earn approximately $30.00 per month, and
they have five children raise. Three months ago she
became ill with hepatitis which
has deteriorated and she is now seriously
ill with liver disease. Vinh and her father travelled to
Hanoi where she has been hospitalised for over two months.
The
family have sold their farm animals and borrowed money to try to cover Vinhs
medical and other expenses. They are now falling short by at least $1,000.00
required to continue with their daughter’s medical treatment. This brings
enormous stress on top of the heartache of having a seriously ill child.
ACCV has agreed to help Vinhs family as
part of the Christine Edith Medical Support Program
