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Last-minute objection halts organ donation that could have saved six lives
Nearly 100 doctors spent the night preparing for a historic transplant - until one word ended it all.
A 1,600km journey to save a 9-year-old boy’s heart
A donated heart traveled 1,600 kilometers in six hours to give a second chance at life to a 9-year-old boy in end-stage heart failure.
Organs from neurologically deceased donors save 29 lives within two weeks
Surgeons at the 108 Military Central Hospital successfully carried out a multi-organ transplant using organs from a brain-dead donor on November 22, marking two consecutive weeks in November during which the hospital has helped save 29 patients.
First-ever lung transplant in southern Vietnam amid 72-hour surgical marathon
Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital complete two organ donation drives in 72 hours, marking a historic lung transplant and saving 12 lives across Vietnam.
Vietnam's first mother-to-child bone marrow transplant defies blood mismatch
The milestone procedure, completed on August 11, marks a breakthrough in domestic treatment of the inherited blood disorder.
New heart lungs and hope after Vietnam's landmark transplant
Viet Duc University Hospital announced its first successful simultaneous lung and heart transplant in Vietnam for a patient with multiple organ failure on August 13.
A father’s final gift: Nung man donates son's heart, saving a dying patient
Despite the heartbreaking loss of their son, a family in Ho Chi Minh City chose to donate his organs, allowing another young man to live. This is a story of loss, hope, and second chances.
Vietnam’s rise as Southeast Asia’s organ transplant leader
With 9,500 transplants in 33 years and cutting-edge surgical advancements, Vietnam now leads Southeast Asia in organ transplantation.
A call late at night led to hospital's first transplant operation
Dr Nguyen Thu Huong of the National Children's Hospital in Hanoi received a call late on December 18, 2024 from the National Center for Organ Transplant Coordination, which informed him about a brain-dead donor.
Four lives saved as HCM City hospital completes overnight organ transplants
In a remarkable display of teamwork and dedication, over 200 medical staff in Ho Chi Minh City worked through the night before Tet to perform life-saving organ transplants for four patients.
