VOV.VN - Vietnam has carried out nearly 11,000 successful organ transplants after more than 30 years of development, but shortages of donated organs, particularly from brain-dead donors, continue to pose a major challenge as thousands of patients still await transplants to survive.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese doctors have successfully performed the first domino multi-organ transplant, a groundbreaking procedure in which a patient with hereditary amyloidosis received a simultaneous heart and liver transplant, while the patient’s healthy liver was transplanted into another patient with liver cancer.

VOV.VN - Since performing its first kidney transplant in December 2016, Military Central Hospital 108 has carried out more than 1,300 successful tissue and organ transplants, building a comprehensive transplant ecosystem.

The 108 Military Central Hospital in Hanoi on January 12 announced it had successfully performed a multi-organ transplant from a brain-dead donor, a healthcare worker, marking another milestone in Vietnam’s transplant medicine.

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.

Vietnam’s achievements in organ transplantation have earned global recognition, placing the country among the few nations capable of performing the most complex multi-organ transplants in the world.

VOV.VN - Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has recently coordinated with multiple units to carry out seven organ transplants, including the first lung transplant in southern Vietnam.

Can Tho Central General Hospital in Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is implementing an expansion project covering an additional 3.5ha during the 2025-2030 period to meet the increasing demand for medical examination and treatment in the region.

The healthcare sector has achieved remarkable milestones in providing medical services in 2024 - the first year the amended Law on Medical Examination and Treatment takes effect, according to Health Minister Dao Hong Lan.

VOV.VN - The year 2024 marked remarkable advancements in Vietnam’s organ transplantation sector, both in terms of technical expertise and the number of registered donors and successful transplants.