Việt Nam has been seeking closely co-operation with foreign partners in sharing stem cell transplant skills as well as building up banks of marrow and bone marrow transplant for saving more patients in the future.

Nguyễn Thanh Liêm, a leading paediatric surgeon, has been awarded the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in the Science and Technology category.

The US’s American Journal of case reports recently announced the world’s first successful application of bone marrow mononuclear cells transplant to treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia at the Vinmec Medical System in Hà Nội, Việt Nam.