The Vietnam Science and Technology Journalists’ Club has announced a list of 10 outstanding science and technology events of Vietnam in 2023, which covers various aspects such as policy and mechanisms, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, the honouring of scientists, and international integration.

VOV.VN - 30 years on since the first kidney transplants were performed in 1992, Cho Ray Hospital has so far successfully conducted a total of 1,127 cases, helping to improve the lives of thousands of people.

There are 23 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam, according to Associate Professor, Doctor Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Medical Examination and Treatment.

VOV.VN - For the first time Vietnamese doctors at Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully conducted a renal transplant with a kidney taken from a relative who has a different blood group.

The boy received kidneys from live donors after an eight-hour surgery.

VOV.VN - Doctors at Viet Duc Hospital successfully performed their 1000th kidney transplant, with a 49-year old patient in Hanoi being the recipient of the landmark operation.