A 49-year-old man, declared brain-dead after a traffic accident, has given seven patients a new lease on life through multi-organ donation by his family.
A 19-year-old's dream of becoming a doctor ended after an accident, but his family's decision to donate his organs offered a new lease on life to three patients with end-stage organ failure.
From the liver of a 48-year-old brain-dead man, doctors separated it into two parts for transplantation to two patients, including a one-year-old baby.
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.
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.
