HCM City, Jan. 17 -- Many hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tet, which falls on January 25.

The HCM City Oncology Hospital, for instance, will provide free buses for their patients who want to return to their hometown to enjoy Tet with their family on January 21. They also will be presented gifts including cash of 1 million VND (43 USD), cakes and milk from the hospital.

The hospital's 100 patients with the most financial difficulty on Tuesday received gifts from Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh as part of the Ngay Mai Tuoi Sang (Bright Future) Fund.

Last week, the hospital and many sponsors organised Xuan Yeu Thuong (Loved Spring) Fair for child patie...