Vietnamese students in the US who are members of VN Help, a charity organisation established by overseas Vietnamese, on August 19 presented 51 wheelchairs to disabled people and provided 200 free eye surgeries for poor people in northern province of Bac Ninh.

VN Help President Do Anh Thu said her association co-ordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City-based Thien Tam Red Cross to conduct the charity programme worth close to US$20,000 in total.

The patients were provided with free medicine in seven days, meals, glasses and travelling expenses, she added.

This was the first time VN Help has conducted such a charity programme in Bac Ninh province. Previously, the association provided free eye surgeries for 80 poor people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang .

Since it was set up in California in 1991, VN Help has implemented many charity programmes on education and healthcare in Vietnam, including 300 scholarships for poor students per year. (VNA)