(VOVworld) – Five children with congenital malformation will be given orthopedic surgery under a charity program called "Lifting up Dreams 2016" which began on Saturday at Hong Ngoc General Hospital in Hanoi.

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Under the program, four American and one Vietnamese doctors will provide medical check-up and treatment diagrams for 50 cases with malformation.

According to the Department of Child Care and Protection of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, there are about 1.3 million handicapped children in Vietnam; many of them are born with a cleft palate.