Nutricare donates 80,000 glasses of nutritious milk to children with cancer

tienphong.vn – 80,000 glasses of nutritious milk will be donated by Health and Life Newspaper (suckhoedoisong.vn) in collaboration with Nutricare Company to pediatric cancer patients at two leading pediatric hospitals nationwide, including the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital (Hanoi) and Children’s Hospital No.2 (Ho Chi Minh City).

On July 8, the Ceremony to announce the achievements of the cooperation in research and development of Medical Nutrition products was held by Nutricare Nutrition Joint Stock Company and Nutricare Medical Nutrition Institute – USA (NMNI-USA). At the same time, Nutricare and Health and Life Newspaper launched a strategic cooperation program of 80,000 glasses of nutritional milk for children with cancer – for the second year.

In Vietnam in particular and in the world in general, the burden of cancer is becoming serious, requiring special attention from the whole society. According to the 2024 report of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), it is estimated that by 2050, the number of global cancer cases will reach 35 million people. In particular, although childhood cancer is a relatively rare disease group. However, the rate of cancer in children increasing slightly over time is still a concern. According to WHO, every day in the world, more than 1,000 children are diagnosed with cancer. In high-income countries, 80% of children diagnosed will survive. However, in low- and middle-income countries, this figure is only 20%.

According to Dr. Tran Dang Khoa, Deputy Director of the Department of Maternal and Child Health (Ministry of Health), data from the Ministry of Health shows that Vietnam is simultaneously suffering from three nutritional burdens, which are malnutrition (stunting, wasting), overweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiency. Faced with the current major challenge, to improve nutritional status, thereby contributing to enhancing the stature, physical strength and intelligence of Vietnamese people, the Department of Maternal and Child Health has accompanied the Ministry of Health in the National Strategy on nutrition to implement many specialized interventions to achieve targets on improving malnutrition in children, maternal nutrition, prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases, and related risk factors in children, adolescents and adults. 

The program of “80,000 glasses of milk for children with cancer” implemented by Nutricare Company in collaboration with Health and Life Newspaper since 2023 has also brought great significance in supporting nutrition for children with cancer during treatment, allowing children to have better health to fight the disease. The Department of Maternal and Child Health highly appreciates the spirit of mutual love and the noble gesture of the enterprise in providing nutritional care for children with cancer, for the overall health of the community. We hope that in the second year, the program will continue to achieve positive results and contribute to improving nutrition for vulnerable groups in society, specifically children with cancer” – Dr. Tran Dang Khoa spoke at the event.

According to Editor-in-Chief of Health & Life Newspaper – Mr. Tran Tuan Linh, the cooperation program between Health – Life Newspaper and Nutricare donated 80,000 glasses of Leanmax Hope medical nutritional milk to children with cancer at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital (Hanoi) and Children’s Hospital No.2 (Ho Chi Minh City). 

The glasses of milk will contribute to health care, raising public awareness of this dangerous disease, as well as the role of nutrition in supporting patients to improve their physical health and fight against diseases.

Also at the event, Nutricare announced the achievements of cooperation in research and development of Medical Nutrition products with NMNI-USA. Accordingly, over the years, Nutricare has continuously researched and developed nutritional formulas with the goal of improving the quality of life of Vietnamese people. 

Since July 2023, Nutricare has cooperated with NMNI-USA to apply international nutritional science achievements, providing high-quality Medical Nutrition solutions with US standards, suitable for the physical condition of Vietnamese people. After a year of cooperation, nutrition scientists from Nutricare and NMNI-USA have launched nutritional solutions that contribute to improving the health of children and the elderly.

Source: 80.000 ly sữa dinh dưỡng tặng bệnh nhi ung thư (tienphong.vn)