ExxonMobil gives $80,000 to Children’s Healthcare Initiatives in Central Vietnam

The ceremony to sign the Memorandum of Understanding between ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Vietnam Limited (EMEPVL) and VinaCapital Foundation

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This year, eight hospitals in Quang Nam, namely Phu Ninh, Que Son, Hiep Duc, Tien Phuoc, North Tra My, South Tra My, Phuoc Son and Nong Son, will receive medical equipment for improved pediatric care. The critical care equipment, selected in consultation with both the district health departments and the provincial Department of Health leadership, will have a profound and measurable impact on child mortality in the province.

“The VinaCapital Foundation is grateful for ExxonMobil’s continued and generous support for neonatal and emergency care in central Vietnam,” said Robin King Austin, chief executive officer of VinaCapital Foundation.

Greg Smith, president and country manager of ExxonMobil in Vietnam, on behalf of the company, gave $50,000 to the Survive to Thrive programme in 2017

“ExxonMobil has led the way in Vietnam by supporting this lifesaving programme regionally in the central provinces. The Survive to Thrive programme reduces infant mortality and morbidity in a measurable way, a national priority of the Ministry of Health. ExxonMobil’s contributions help save the lives of hundreds of children and adults every day,” he added.

Since 2011, ExxonMobil has contributed a total of $500,000 to VinaCapital Foundation through its Critical Response and Survive to Thrive programmes. More than a million children in Danang, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai have benefited from ExxonMobil’s contributions.

Early this month, ExxonMobil also provided Operation Smile Vietnam with $30,000 in support of its mission to providing medical evaluation and treatments for children born with facial deformities in the central region of Vietnam.

More than 100 children who are born with a cleft lip and/or palate benefit from Operation Smile Vietnam’s on-going mission in Quang Ngai. All health care services – including consultations, treatments and medication – will be provided free of charge to these children from the central provinces of Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Danang, Kon Tum, Binh Dinh and Gia Lai.

In addition, a dental care mission is also designed to provide dental screening, treatment and education for around 1,500 elementary students in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.

Since 2014, ExxonMobil has contributed a total of $185,000 to enable Operation Smile Vietnam to provide screenings and operations for more than 1,000 children born with facial deformities and helped change lives of more than 600 underprivileged children and families in Vietnam.

“ExxonMobil strives to make a positive contribution in the local communities where we operate,” said Greg Smith, president and country manager of ExxonMobil in Vietnam. “We believe the support of VinaCapital Foundation’s Survive to Thrive programme and Operation Smile Vietnam will help build a brighter future for these underprivileged children.”

Greg Smith, president and country manager of ExxonMobil in Vietnam, made a speech at the ceremony

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Vietnam Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, is contributing to energy supplies by exploring for oil and gas resources in Vietnam. The company is currently in ongoing discussions with PetroVietnam and Vietnam government agencies and businesses to evaluate the feasibility of developing central Vietnam’s Blue Whale natural gas resources off the coast of Danang.

VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) is a US registered 501-c3 public charitable organisation, registered as a foreign non-governmental organisation in Vietnam. Founded in 2006, VCF aims to empower the children and youth of Vietnam, by providing opportunities for growth and improvement through health and education programmes. The work of VCF touches the lives of millions of Vietnamese in 63 cities and provinces every year.