Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thanh Nien News
June 20, 2005
By Vu Tho

Vietnam will start construction on a hospital that will provide free acupuncture treatment for handicapped children in northern Hai Duong province in July, said Dr. Nguyen Tai Thu, chairman of Vietnam’s Relief Society.

   Dr. Thu told media June 20 that the hospital would treat and provide food free of charge for 150 disabled children.

The hospital will cost 51 billion VND, or 3.2 million USD, to build.

Previously, disabled children were only able to receive treatment at the Central Acupuncture Institute in Hanoi. There are also plans for a similar hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s Relief Society has so far helped provide free treatment for more than 300,000 children.