Paris, Dec. 9 -- What began in 1992 as a small circle of Vietnamese and French doctors in the central French city of Olivet has evolved into ADM Vietnam, one of the longest-running and most active French-Vietnamese humanitarian organisations, launching hundreds of healthcare, social and cultural projects.

Its President Yann Duchatel said the association was established with three core missions: medical assistance, social support, and promotion of medical French - sending volunteer doctors to Vietnam, donating equipment, and helping medical students master French to secure clinical internships in France.

Beyond hospital work, its mobile teams have long travelled to remote and mountainous areas, delivering free screenings, medicines, eyeg...