Stories

In the chilly September of Dien Bien Dong district, the District Medical Center welcomed a very young mother who was giving birth to her first child. Luong Thi Thanh, a young woman from the Thai ethnic group, was just fifteen years old when she became pregnant. The baby’s father was only seventeen. Early marriages like […]

No one in the family from Hau Giang province could have anticipated that their little boy, Nhat Huy, who had grown up healthy like any other child, actually had a congenital heart defect. However, at age 2, the energetic boy began experiencing prolonged nasal congestion, fatigue, and occasional fainting episodes. Alarmed by these symptoms, the […]

Nong Thi Tiem, a determined female student from the Tay ethnic minority, had fulfilled her long-held dream of attending the prestigious Academy of Finance, thanks to the invaluable support of VinaCapital Foundation’s (VCF) Brighter Path Scholarship. Born into a humble village nestled in the border region of Cao Bang province, Tiem and her younger brother […]

Luck smiled upon Dinh Dat, a 15-year-old young boy with congenital heart defect from Dak Lak province, when he was discovered by VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) through a free heart examination for disadvantaged children at the Central Highlands Regional General Hospital. With timely support from VCF’s Heartbeat Vietnam program, Dinh Dat underwent a life-saving surgery to […]

Nine-month-old H’Mong baby, Hang A Sua, was rushed to the hospital due to a high fever and difficulty breathing. A few days earlier, he went from being a lively and active child to feeling exhausted and weak. Instead of seeking medical attention at the local health center, his family attempted to treat him at home […]

At 8-month-old, Hung Phat only weighs a mere 3,8kg*. He is the first among 25 children with congenital heart defects detected by VinaCapital Foundation’s (VCF) Rural Outreach Clinics in Soc Trang province in July 2023. (*According to the World Health Organization, the normal weight for an 8-month-old boy is 8,6kg) Hung Phat lives under the […]

At 8:30 a.m. on June 19, 2023, the hurried footsteps of doctors and nurses from the Tra Bong District Medical Center in Quang Ngai Province rushed towards the bed of a special unnamed infant. Born with amniotic fluid aspiration, the premature baby did not cry, breathe, nor show any reflexes, appeared cyanotic, had irregular heartbeats, […]

“Who do you want to be when you grow up?” “I want to be a singer.” For young Van Vinh, the 10,000th child supported by Heartbeat Vietnam, this dream went from an unthinkable fantasy to a manifested reality. What made the difference? A fully-funded surgery to repair his heart and uplift his future. Hailing from […]

Scars are not simply the mark left on the skin after a wound has healed, but for many children with congenital heart defects, they are also symbols of a new and brighter beginning. The scar that Hai Dang is having is such a case. From a little boy with an unhealthy heart, Hai Dang not […]