Children's Disease Information

Receiving notice of the surgery cost of 210 million VND, Ms. Nguyen was shocked and searched everywhere to find hospital fees for her child's treatment.

Baby Ngo Bao Duy was born with craniosynostosis. For nearly a year since his birth, baby Duy and his mother periodically traveled from Ben Tre to the Children's Hospital for follow-up examinations. Due to the deformity, the baby's head circumference is getting larger and there are signs of mild hydrocephalus. Anticipating the possibility that her child would need surgery, Ms. Nguyen - Duy's mother - gradually gathered money at home and borrowed it from relatives.

Duy's mother is a single mother, the two mother and son are living with Duy's grandmother. She is currently nearly 60 years old and earns for living by making drinking water. Before giving birth, Duy's mother used to work as a general laborer in Ho Chi Minh City. All the capital she had saved for a long time was gradually spent since the baby was born. Faced with the difficult situation of his family, relatives and local people came to support him, but he could only accumulate 50 million VND. However, the figure of 210 million VND is too large, even though it has been supported by hospitals and doctors.