Vietnam's Ministry of Health has tightened proposed safeguards for organ and tissue donation involving minors, restricting living donations and narrowing who can authorize donations after death.

Doctors at a hospital in northern Vietnam have successfully performed emergency coronary intervention on a 35-year-old Taiwanese man who suffered an acute heart attack complicated by life-threatening cardiogenic shock.

From robotic surgery and organ transplantation to minimally invasive interventions, Vietnamese medicine is increasingly mastering advanced specialized techniques, attracting international patients for consultation and treatment.

After losing more than 160kg, a 30-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City underwent three surgeries to remove 17.1kg of excess skin, setting a Vietnamese record and bringing him closer to his long-held dream of playing football.

Healthcare facilities across Vietnam are expanding infrastructure, strengthening specialised medical capabilities and adopting advanced technologies to improve the quality of services and give people greater access to modern healthcare.

Vietnam is expected to replace its Specialist Level I and Level II doctor training programs with a new system of specialist and advanced specialist training. 

Cardiovascular disease causes about 200,000 deaths in Vietnam each year, accounting for roughly one-third of all deaths and surpassing cancer as a cause of mortality.