Guangdong to subsidize critically ill rural children

广东百万公益金补助农村先心病白血病儿童

广东省卫生厅2日通报，该省已安排省级彩票专项公益金100万元人民币，用于广东的“儿童白血病、先心病等重大疾病救治”项目，按照相关方案，初步预计将有75名农村的先心病、白血病儿童受益。

2012-07-03 10:10 Ecns.cn Web Editor: Xu Rui comment

Guangzhou (CNS) -- Guangdong's Department of Health announced Monday that it will pay for the treatment of 75 rural children with congenital heart disease or leukemia through a subsidy of one million yuan (US$157,520).

Three fifths of the fund, to be collected by lottery, will be allocated for treatment of 55 children with congenital heart disease. The rest will go to 20 others with leukemia.

Patients can apply for the fund through the local health authorities and choose their own hospitals.

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