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Update news organ donation
Nguyen Tuan Dung, who once donated a kidney to save a life, was sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding a car rental owner - but received leniency due to his past act of altruism.
In the past three years, Vietnam has consistently recorded over 1,000 successful transplants annually – the highest in the region.
The organs of T.H.N. (44 years old, from Dak Lak Province) have given a new lease on life to seven patients in Ho Chi Minh City and Hue.
Despite the heartbreaking loss of their son, a family in Ho Chi Minh City chose to donate his organs, allowing another young man to live. This is a story of loss, hope, and second chances.