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SINGAPORE – An orphaned Vietnamese baby who was treated in a Singapore hospital two years ago has died.
According to his Facebook page, Loc Pham Duc Loc died on Thursday (Dec 19) of infection while being treated in a Vietnam hospital. He was three.
Loc was found abandoned at Van Buc Temple in Vietnam’s southern coastal province of Ben Tre in July 2016.
Taken in by the temple, he had hydrocephalus, an abnormal build-up of the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain.
Loc was treated at two hospitals in Vietnam but was pronounced incurable by the doctor after two surgeries.
Learning of his plight, the Vietnamese community in Singapore suggested that he be brought to Singapore for treatment.
The Straits Times reported that he arrived here in January 2017 and was admitted to KK Women and Children’s Hospital, where his condition improved after several operations.
After restaurant owner Nguyen Hong Thao set up an online crowdfunding page to raise money for his treatments, his fight for survival caught the attention of many Singaporeans. The campaign raised more than $100,000.
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