Saxony's Left Party Chairwoman Susanne Schaper has once again supported a team of doctors in Vietnam on an aid mission as a nurse. During her mission in the coastal city of Da Nang, she worked with doctors who operated on children with cleft lip and palate or other deformities, according to the Left Party. Schaper was primarily responsible for the aftercare of the young patients. This time, the doctors were able to help 55 girls and boys. The treatment is free of charge for those affected.
"As a nurse, I don't just want to talk about health policy in the state parliament, I want to do what I can to show practical solidarity," she said when asked. The malformation of a cleft lip and palate is unfortunately widespread in Vietnam because the US troops used the chemical defoliant Agent Orange extensively during the Vietnam War. "This is still damaging genetic material today. Our missions are sustainable because we train the local medical staff in every associated specialist area at the same time."
