Connecting Journey All for the sick
In June, Sala Club's journey of love stopped in Yen Bai, bringing hope to 60 poor patients - mostly children with bone and joint problems, burns, and motor injuries. Under the golden hands of Vietnamese and American experts, many complex techniques such as endoscopy, orthhoax surgery are performed right at the provincial level.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Khanh - Deputy Director of Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, President of Sala Club - shared: "We come not only for surgery, but also for staying" through the form of technical transfer, a long-term commitment. I appreciate the companions - not only doctors but also reporters, those who do communication - so that this journey not only takes place in the operating room, but also spreads to the community."
For him, Sala's biggest priority is medical efficiency: treating diseases correctly, promptly, and at low cost to people and the locality. Each surgery is not only a physical healing, but also a spiritual recovery journey for the whole family.
Technical transfer Skilled development, trust
Not stopping at surgery, Sala Club and Viet Duc Hospital also organize professional seminars, "show hands" for the team of provincial doctors right on the operating table. Complex adjustment techniques are being implemented for the first time in Yen Bai, helping to save on referral costs and improve local autonomy.
"The goal is that after 2-3 years, we will gradually withdraw our forces so that the provincial doctors can master the technique themselves. Surgery to save one person is precious, but giving skills to an entire team is sustainable Associate Professor Nguyen Manh Khanh affirmed.
Connecting global medicine Learning and Sharing
Accompanying Sala Club for the past 7 years, Professor Thomas Golden - Director of the boarding program in Ventura, California (USA) - shared: "Every year, we send 4 boarding doctors to Vietnam not only to learn techniques, but also to understand the humane working spirit here. In parallel, 2 Vietnamese doctors were also invited to the US to practice and access modern technology. This is a two-way model - no one helps anyone, everyone learn together.
American resident doctors, who first came to Vietnam, all brought special impressions: hospitality, creativity, and dedication to treatment in limited conditions.
Sala Club did not create a miracle, but they gave them a chance. Unable to save the world, but have saved specific lives: children walking on their healthy feet for the first time, mothers breathing a sigh of relief after a series of days of despair.
In that journey, doctors and nurses are the pioneers - with expertise, love for the profession and perseverance. Alongside them is a team of nurses, technicians, benefactors and journalists - so that the story can continue to be written, the belief can be spread, and love can be extended.
