Donors raise money for disabled Vietnamese man after leg amputation
Readers and a charitable fund raised more than 146 million dong to help fit a disabled man in Vietnam with a prosthetic leg.
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DTiNews readers and donors raised over 146 million Vietnamese dong, equivalent to 5,600 United States dollars, for Trieu Huu Dung, a man with an intellectual disability in Thai Nguyen Province, DTiNews reported. Dung lost part of his leg due to complications from diabetes. [1]
DTiNews Newspaper and the Social Work Department of the National Hospital of Endocrinology presented a symbolic cheque for 126.59 million dong to the family of Dung, according to DTiNews. The Thien Tam Fund provided an additional 20 million dong to assist with his medical costs. [1]
Dung has been fitted with a prosthetic leg following the donations and is learning to walk again, DTiNews reported. His father, Trieu Duc Phu, expressed gratitude to the donors for their financial support. [1]
In short
- Donors and the Thien Tam Fund raised 146.59 million dong for Trieu Huu Dung in Vietnam.
- Dung received a prosthetic leg and is learning to walk again after a lower-leg amputation.
- DTiNews Newspaper presented the funds alongside the National Hospital of Endocrinology.
Sources
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- [1]Dantri/DTiNews readers support man after lower-leg amputationDTiNews, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]List of ethnic groups in Vietnam on Wikipedia
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