In pursuance of the Joint Statement issued during the State Visit of President Trần Dai Quang to India in March 2018, the inauguration ceremony of Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp was held on 10th July 2018 at Vinh Phuc Convention Centre in Vinh Yen in close partnership between Embassy of India, Hanoi, People's Committee of Vinh Phuc Province, Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur and Spark Minda Foundation. Ambassador P. Harish and Mrs. P. Nandita welcomed Her Excellency Nguyen Thi Hien, the First Lady of Vietnam, who inaugurated the Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp. A number of dignitaries including H.E. Mr. Chu Van Yem, Vice Chairman, Presidential Office, H.E. Mr. Pham Sao Mai, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Nguyen Van Tri, Chairman of Peoples Committee of Vinh Phuc province, Mr. D.R. Mehta, Founder and Chief Patron of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur, Dr. Nguyen Nguyen Dong Director of Lac Viet Friendship Hospital, Vinh Phuc and Mr. Sanjeev Saxena of Spark Minda Group participated in the inaugural ceremony. Her Excellency the First Lady visited the Jaipur Foot Camp and temporary workshop at the Lac Viet Friendship Hospital and met with Vietnamese with disability who had come to get the artificial limb. Under this humanitarian project sponsored by the Government of India, over 500 persons with disability will be provided artificial limbs in the next 5 weeks in Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho provinces. The artificial limb fitment camp is receiving a very enthusiastic response from the people and Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and has received wide media coverage.
