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WHAT IS BREATH OF LIFE?

The Breath of Life Project was initiated by ICAN to provide Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines to hospitals in Vietnam to save the lives of premature newborns and infants suffering from respiratory distress.

WHO WE SERVED

The Breath of Life project, initiated by ICAN in collaboration with the East Meets West Foundation (now known as Thrive Network), serves premature babies in Vietnam who are struggling with still developing lungs. The primary beneficiaries are newborns in Pediatric and Maternity wards in hospitals throughout Vietnam.

WHAT WE DID

The Breath of Life project, specifically the CPAP Program, started in 2005 with the goal of providing CPAP machines strategically placed in hospitals across Vietnam to support premature babies with underdeveloped lungs.

WHY IT MATTERED

The Breath of Life project is vital, providing life-saving CPAP machines to premature babies in Vietnam. This initiative emphasizes the basic yet crucial need to give every child a chance to live, making Breath of Life essential for the well-being of premature infants in Vietnam.

OUR IMPACT

OUR SUPPORTERS

Many donors have contributed to the program including key donors such as:

the Lu & Dao Family (35 machines) and Dr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan & Ms. Quynh Mai (13 machines).

We want to recognize the tenacity of Ms. MyHanh Do and Ms. Cung Dang, who have been tirelessly raising money every year to buy CPAP machines. Since 2005, their team has contributed 39 machines, saving almost 10,000 newborns.

I just want the children to have a chance to live. It’s very simple, very basic, but a very crucial need”

–MyHanh Do