Starting in Yunnan - philanthropic rescues the heart fund- Succour first the poor children of worry

Starting in Yunnan - philanthropic, rescues the heart fund- Succour first the poor children of worry
Cable of May 4 of www.chinanews.com Kunming (reporter Yang Yang) President of Yunnan Province Red Cross Chen Xunru announces here today, in order to succour the congenital heart disease children of the poor family of Yunnan Province and project public service fund project set up " Universal fraternity rescues the heart fund " Start formally, there will be 13 first in the first batch poor children of the worry will be treated and cured. According to the introduction of president of Yunnan Province Red Cross Chen Xunru, Yunnan Province is the high taking place area of a national congenital heart disease, probably newly-increased 30,000 ahead of the infant of worry every year, more than 50% of the infants come from the poor rural, unable to bear worry getting involved and surgical treatment first, among them the majority is because of family's poverty. For this reason, the Yunnan Province Red Cross has set up " Universal fraternity rescues the heart fund " ,Main poor 0-14 years old such as family such as Yunnan Province such as subsidy the worry infant seeks medical advice first. The Yunnan Province Red Cross hopes to obtain more social forces to support, " Universal fraternity rescues the heart fund " Make and become the public service brand with social influence of Yunnan Province. Deputy Chairman of Yunnan Province Red Cross Du KeLin says, " universal fraternity rescues the heart fund " Set up the first love in China and offer the platform - -" the universal fraternity of the Yunnan Province Red Cross is offered to Hong Kong " On the foundation, " the universal fraternity of the Yunnan Province Red Cross was offered to Hong Kong " started in October of 2006 Raise the various circles of society and donate 672 million yuan of fund thing together so far, release and provide disaster relief to succour 538 million yuan of fund thing. The thing succour 5,500,000 over victim of the disaster and poor people together, support 420,000 peasants to participate in " new rural cooperative medical service " ,Project of rebuilding after disaster area and poverty-stricken area have implemented the large quantities of disaster prevention and reduction and calamity etc.. It is reported, Yunnan Province is that one is low developed, the province where the natural calamity takes place frequently. There is more than 5,500,000 population below the poverty line in Yunnan Province, because the calamity causes and returns to the poor situation to stress very much poorly and due to illness. The Yunnan Province Red Cross nearly needs 50,000 beds of cotton-wadded quilts, 50,000 cotton-padded clotheses, 300 tons of rice, 20 million yuan medicines to use for helping victim of the disaster and poor masses every year. (End)

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