Recently BIDV donated VND500 million to National Lung Hospital to help the hospital have more resources to fight the Covid-19.

This fund is sourced from the second batch of the program "One transaction - One helping hand" (accumulated between 8 April to 10 April 2020). Previously, in the first batch of the program (4 April to 7 April 2020), BIDV donated VND1 billion to the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases in Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

A representative of BIDV said: “During this period, the health workers at the front lines of the coronavirus fight need great care and support from the community. Through the program, BIDV wishes to accompany customers to spread the spirit of philanthropy, social responsibility, and joining the country to fight the disease”.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung, Head of the National Lung Hospital, said: “The BIDV’s program is of humane significance and is a great encouragement for medical staff, giving us more confidence in the prevention and control of Covid-19”.

The "One transaction - One helping hand" program was launched from 4 April to 15 April 2020. For each transfer transaction to other account holder conducted via BIDV SmartBanking and BIDV Online, BIDV will deduct VND1,000 from the bank's source to support the prevention of the Covid-19. This is one among activities and solutions that BIDV implements to encourage customers to conduct online transactions, preventing the spread of Covid-19 as well as promoting the digital economy in Vietnam. Just after 7 days (from 4 April to 10 April 2020), the cumulative amount of the program had reached over VND1.5 billion. In the coming time, BIDV will use the program’s cumulative funds as donation to hospitals and localities with difficulties in the disease prevention.