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4,000 Vietnam people on national organ transplant waiting list
Currently, the country has nearly 4,000 people on the national organ transplant waiting list, said Director of the National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation Associate Professor Dong Van He.
Transplant operations from deceased donors in VN remain limited
The rate of organ donation from deceased people in Việt Nam remains modest compared to other countries, leaving demand for organs still far exceeding supply.
Quang Ninh hospital first outside cities to harvest multiple organs from donor
A successful case of multi-organ harvesting from a brain-dead donor was performed at the Việt Nam - Sweden Uông Bí Hospital in Quảng Ninh Province on April 2, the local Department of Health reported.
Organ donation – the humane deeds of high-school teachers, students
Teachers and students of a high school in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have pledged to donate organs posthumously to save people and for scientific purposes.
Organ trafficking in Vietnam driven by high demand, low rate of donation: experts
A conference on organ donation registration and the prevention of human organ and tissue trafficking was held on Monday.
Organ donations could save thousands: Health Minister
Demand for body organs for life-saving transplants in Vietnam is high but supplies are low. This is because hundreds of people with terminal ailments - or their relatives - refuse to agree to donate vital body parts, such as heart, kidneys or liver.
