500 POOR PATIENTS IN KHANH KHOA PROVINCE SPONSORED BY VIETRAVEL FOR OCULAR SURGERY

With a view to realizing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations, towards the local community, a part from business target of obtaining turnover of VND 3,000 billion in 2013, since 2012 up to now, Vietravel has been a Main Sponsor, and stood side by side with HCMC Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in ocular surgery to light to the poor blinds nationwide. Up to now, Vietravel has sponsored for 1,800 ocular surgery cases. Particularly in 2013, Vietravel planned to sponsor for over 600 ocular surgery cases towards compatriots in the Central Region and the Southwestern Region of Vietnam. On 27th and 28th June 2013, ocular surgery would be performed for about 500 poor patients in Khanh Hoa province at Ninh Hoa Hospital and Cam Ranh Hospital. Present at the ceremony of eye bandage removal for poor patients  were representatives of the provincial authorities, leaders from Vietravel and HCMC Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients.

Happiness on each face of poor patients is great encouragement for Vietravel leaders and staff to constantly work and contribute to the society because business mission is in close connection with responsibility to the community, society and makes contribution to protecting better and better living environment.

Vietravel is currently the number one tour operator in Vietnam and in the Top 16 leading tour operators in Asia. Vietravel has 42 branches and offices nationwide and 5 representative offices, travel agencies in foreign countries such as  the United States of America, Thailand, Cambodia.

Particularly in Khanh Hoa province, Vietravel has established the first scuba diving center in Vietnam (Vinadive) at No. 23D Biet Thu, Nha Trang City, and at Nha Trang city center, Vietravel has also opened its branch at No. 100 Quang Trung street, Nha Trang City.

As planned, Vietravel will continue coordinating with HCMC Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients, Thot Not Hospital (in Can Tho) to perform ocular surgery for 200 poor patients from the Southwestern provinces in Vietnam on July 9th 2013.

Some images of the ocular surgery program in Khanh Hoa province

Patients instructed for medical formalities by doctors before ocular surgery

Ocular and health examination of patient before ocular surgery

Doctors perform ocular surgery for patient

Vietravel representative removes eye bandage from patients

Doctors re-examine ocular status of patients after ocular surgery

(Source: Communication Department)