Screening for congenital heart disease comes to Tibet
On July 11th, "The Angel's Tour: Screening for Congenital Heart Disease for Impoverished Children in Tibet" formally launched. A team of experts held a week-long public screenings in Nagqu and Lhasa. The event screened around 300 impoverished kids with congenital heart disease, and anyone who met surgery requirements could go to the Cardiovascular Hospital of Zhengzhou City in central China for free surgeries and treatment.[Photo/Xinhua]
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