Making a dream come true, leading surgeon grafts a hand

Dr Nguyễn Thế Hoàng, Deputy Director of Surgery at Central Military Hospital 108, led a team of four top surgeons to successfully graft a left forearm for a man, who lost his hand in an accident at work four years ago.

Việt Nam’s health sector in 2019: achievements and drawbacks Last year witnessed significant achievements in Việt Nam’s healthcare sector, bringing hope for more patients. However, severe medical incidents raised the alarm of poor management that needed to be improved to ensure every citizen can live a healthy and happy life.

Military hospital conducts 500th kidney transplant On June 17, doctors from Military Hospital 103 successfully conducted the hospital's 500th kidney transplant operation on a female patient from Nông Cống District, the north-central province of Thanh Hóa.

Vietnamese doctors succeed in first transplant of two lungs

Doctors from the Hà Nội-based Việt Đức hospital on Monday announced to successfully conduct the first transplant of two lungs from a brain-dead donor on a cancer patient.

Doctors perform VN’s first kidney transplant on child from brain-dead adult

Doctors have performed a successful kidney transplant on a 15-year-old boy with kidney failure at Pediatrics Hospital No.2 in HCM City, the country’s first organ transplant on a child using a donated kidney from a brain-dead adult.

Grave shortage of children organ donation in Việt Nam

A law that restricts even brain dead children from donating their organs is hamstringing pediatric organ donations in Việt Nam.

Illegal organ trade ring busted in Hà Nội

Hà Nội's Police Department of Criminal Investigation of Social Order has issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case regarding illegal organ trading.

Hà Nôi hospital sees new organ donation record

Hà Nội’s Việt Đức Hospital recently received organ and tissue donations from four patients in the span of just one month, hospital director Trần Bình Giang said.

VN, foreign doctors confer at Chợ Rẫy Science Congress

More than 200 Vietnamese and foreign doctors compared notes on many areas of medicine at the Chợ Rẫy Science Congress held in HCM City on Thursday.

Living organ donors need more incentives1

In a country where organ and tissue donation is regarded as a relatively new concept, incentives play a humble role in encouraging people to take action.