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Free shelter for kidney failure patients in Vinh Long

A kindhearted couple in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has run a free shelter for kidney dialysis patients and their relatives for more than two years, sharing their financial burden and giving them a second home.

Kidney dialysis treatment falling short in Vietnam

Just one third of all kidney dialysis patients nationwide are receiving proper treatment, a health congress held in Hanoi was told on Saturday.

Bad water might be cause of kidney calamity: experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The level of fluoride residue found in water used for kidney dialysis in Hoa Binh General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, was high enough to cause fatalities, 

Hoa Binh hospital deaths: Dialysis machine water bad

Water used for kidney dialysis in Hoa Binh General Hospital, where eight patients died recently, in one of Viet Nam’s most serious medical incidents, did not meet standards, tests revealed.

Non-Hanoian kidney patients struggle with tough life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many kidney patients from Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh and Hai Duong provinces have had to stay in Hanoi for a long time for medical treatment at hospitals in the capital.