At the launching ceremony for the campaign at the hospital on March 25, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Tuan Canh, NOH director, underscored organ donation is a symbol of human compassion that transcends life itself, with each donated liver, kidney, cornea or tissue able to offer a life-saving opportunity to those teetering on the edge of death.

Thousands of patients await organ transplants every year, hoping for a second chance in life. However, the number of registered donors remains critically low compared to the overwhelming medical need, he added, calling on the hospital’s staff to set an example and inspire sympathy and sharing in the community.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Thanh Binh, chairman of the Vietnam National Union of Health Workers said that it is necessary to honour and take care of the living donors and the families of the dead ones. He also advocated for building rational policies regarding labour protection, social and healthcare insurances, and wage for medical workers who engage in the organ donation campaign.

Across the country, over 100,000 individuals have registered as organ and tissue donors, with 20,000 sign-ups in 2024 alone. In the first months of 2025, there have been 21 cases of organ donation following brain death, half the number reported in the same period last year.

Nearly 20,000 Vietnamese register for organ donation

Nearly 20,000 people have registered to donor their organs after death so far, a surge compared with that of five years ago, heard an international conference on human organ transplant coordination held by the National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplants in Hanoi on March 18.