18 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation nationwide
There are 18 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam at present, 25 years since the first successful kidney transplant in the country.
Doctors conduct a liver transplant at the Pediatrics Hospital 2 in HCM City (Photo: Pediatrics Hospital 2)
Hanoi (VNA) – There are 18 hospitals qualified fororgan transplantation in Vietnam at present, 25 years since the firstsuccessful kidney transplant in the country.
The information was highlighted at a meeting inHanoi on June 2 which reviewed 25-year achievements of organ transplantation inVietnam.
Director of the Vietnam Military MedicalUniversity Do Quyet said organ transplantation is one of the greatest medicalattainments. It has become a popular and effective treatment therapy forpatients with end-stage diseases.
The world’s first organ transplant was conductedin 1952, and transplantation techniques have developed strongly since then,returning the life to patients.
He said the first successfully kidney transplantin Vietnam was made at the Military Medical University on June 4, 1992, whichmarked the start of organ transplantation – a new speciality in the countrythen . After that, the country began transplanting liver in 2004, heart in2010, kidney-pancreas in 2014, and lung in 2017.
To boost the development of organtransplantation, Vietnam needs to step up the application of new technology,open transplantation support funds, and increase doctor training, he added.
At the meeting, Chairman of the Vietnam Societyof Organ Transplantation Pham Gia Khanh also underlined the transplantationaccomplishments and lessons in Vietnam over the past 25 years.
Participants also looked into issues relating toorgan transplantation in the country.-VNA
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Doctors conduct a liver transplant at the Pediatrics Hospital 2 in HCM City (Photo: Pediatrics Hospital 2) 
