After years battling a brain tumor, the girl passed away at 19, and her family decided to fulfill her wish, often expressed when she was alive, to donate organs and save lives.
Viet Duc Hospital successfully performed organ transplants for 21 patients last week, marking the highest number of transplants in a single week and involving many complex organ types.
Deputy prime minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra registers to donate tissues and organs after death and brain death, calling on the public to volunteer and help save many patients.
Organ donations from brain-dead individuals in Vietnam increased nearly 4-fold in three years, but remain significantly lower compared to many countries in the region and worldwide.
