My country of focus this week was Vietnam. Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. It boarders Laos, Cambodia, and China, it is also located near the South China sea. Vietnam is currently a communist state, though Vietnam’s early history comprises of periods of occupation by outside forces and eventual power consolidation under Vietnamese dynastic families. Now, Vietnam has a relatively neutral relationship with the rest of the world, including China, who they have had some tension with regarding the maritime claim that overlaps with the South China Sea.
The story out of Vietnam that I will be focusing on today is related to hair donations towards pediatric cancer patients. On Sunday the 8th of October, a program called Tram Toc Uoc Mo (Dream Hair Station) was held across Vietnam to donate hair for pediatric cancer patients. As of now, there have been nearly 3,100 women and children who have donated hair, and upwards of 150 hair kits that have been created. These hair kits have helped young cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy regain confidence at school as they wait for their hair to regrow.
To read more in depth about this story:
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20231009/hair-donations-give-strength-to-pediatric-cancer-patients-in-northern-vietnam/76071.html
To learn more about Tram Toc Uoc Mo (Dream Hair):
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- Nex