The 10 children who came to Shanghai this time included six children of Bai and Yi ethnic groups, the youngest of whom was half a year old and the oldest six years old. They arrived in Shanghai on 23 June and were admitted to the paediatric cardiac surgery ward of the Chest Hospital, where they underwent a comprehensive examination from 24 to 27 June and began surgery on 28 June.
The main donor and initiator of the “Heart” Fund, Mr. Shen Yan, the Honorary President of the Overseas Education Institute’s National Education Association, and representatives of the staff of Syntrans together with the children and their families
The “Heart” fund is led by the school and the local cooperation office, and initiated and mainly raised by the alumni of the School of Overseas Education, with the collaboration of the school, the government and the hospital, to provide free and hassle-free “medical assistance” to the families of the children with transportation, accommodation and surgery. ~For six consecutive years from 2014 to 2019, a total of 68 children from poor families have been assisted, with the average cost of surgery being RMB 40,000. After many years of efforts, the children in the Erskine area have received comprehensive intervention and control of their heart disease. Among the 10 children who came to Shanghai this time, six were of Bai and Yi ethnicity, the youngest being half a year old and the oldest six years old. They arrived in Shanghai on 23 June and were admitted to the paediatric cardiac surgery ward of the Chest Hospital, where they underwent a comprehensive examination from 24 to 27 June and began surgery on 28 June.
2014 Heart Foundation Signing Ceremony
In the paediatric cardiac surgery ward of Chest Hospital, the children who had completed their surgeries were recovering well, some shy, some enthusiastic, some curious, their little faces full of vitality. Mr. Shen Yan also brought gifts for the children, which the children were eager to open, while the parents shook hands and kept expressing their gratitude for the timely and free treatment provided by the Heart Foundation. Mr. Shen Yan expressed his pride in being a part of this charity as he watched the children regain their lives one by one.
The parents of the children shook hands to express their gratitude to the Heart” Yan Shen, a major donor and initiator of the fund and Honorary President of the Overseas Education Institute’s National Education Fellowship
Vice President Fan Xiaohong and Dr. Wang Xiaozhou, the chief surgeon, gave a detailed introduction to the before and after surgery
Afterwards, Fan Xiaohong, Vice President of the Chest Hospital, and Dr Wang Xiaozhou, Chief Physician, introduced the process of conducting medical screening for hundreds of children in the Er Yuan area at the end of April, and selected ten of these poor children to be sent to Shanghai for medical treatment. Several of these children had very complicated surgeries, and the experts from the Chest Hospital held several consultations to ensure that the surgeries were carried out without fail. The representatives of the alumni and the families of the children praised the medical and nursing staff of the Chest Hospital for their excellent skills and enthusiasm, and hoped that the Chest Hospital would get better and better to benefit more heart patients. The representatives also highly praised and affirmed the management of the “Heart” Fund by the university and the hospital.
In the afternoon of July 3, 2019, Mr. Yao Yi, Secretary of the Party General Branch of the Overseas Education College of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (OECU), Mr. Yan Liang Yu, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ding Jie, Director of Alumni Affairs, Mr. Shen Yan, Honorary President of the OECU National Education Association, Mr. Hong Shan Yin, President, Mr. Xu Lidong, Vice President, and Mr. Shen Cangjuan, Assistant Director of the Alumni Office, visited the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inpatient Department of Shanghai Chest Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Accompanied by Fan Xiaohong, Vice President of the hospital, and Wang Xiaozhou, Director of the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery, they visited the poor children who came to Shanghai for charity surgery in Eryuan, Dali, Yunnan Province, donated by the “Heart Fund” of Shanghai Jiao Tong University initiated by the alumni of the School of Overseas Education, and inquired about the children’s post-operative conditions.
As the Chairman of Shanghai Syntrans and the Honorary President of the Overseas Education Institute’s Chinese Studies Association, Mr. Shen Yan has always adhered to the business philosophy of putting people first and treating employees well, so that the enterprise has been developing in a healthy manner. The achievements of Syntrans today are inseparable from the principle of symbiosis and co-prosperity of its employees. He has been using his own actions to encourage his own staff to take the road of good deeds, attaching great importance to the sense of social responsibility. We feel that the motivation to give back to the society is increasing day by day, and that we should not slacken off in any way.
Staff representatives visit post-operative children in Er Yuan
