Notably, the first successful kidney transplant in Vietnam was carried out by the hospital’s doctors in 1992.
Over the past 25 years, transplantation techniques at Military Hospital 103 in particular and in Vietnam in general have developed rapidly.
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| Military Hospital 103's staff in the 300th kidney transplant on November 17 |
As revealed, doctors of Military Hospital 103 successfully conducted the 300th kidney transplant on November 17, 2017.
Twenty five years ago, on June 4, 1992, the hospital did the first successful kidney transplant in the country, under the assistance of their foreign experienced counterparts. This success marked a new development of Vietnam’s medical sector and paved the way for the organ transplantation – a new speciality in the country then.
On July 20, 1993, the hospital’s doctors for the first time successfully performed a kidney transplant by themselves. This was the seventh conducted by Military Hospital 103 and ninth in Vietnam. After the operation, the patient soon recovered and since then he health has been in a good condition.
The number of kidney transplants in the last five years increased three fold compared to that in the previous 20 years. In 2017 alone, Military Hospital 103 transplanted kidneys to over 60 patients.
Apart from their efforts and competencies, doctors of Military Hospital 103 received assistance from leading organ transplantation centers inside and outside the country.
For those achievements, dozens of organizations and individuals of the hospital were presented with noble orders and merit certificates of the Party and State, and gained the trust of local patients.
According to Major General Hoang Manh An, former Director of Military Hospital 103 and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Society of Organ Transplantation, Vietnam's kidney transplant techniques are believed to be of a high international standard. They transplanted kidneys to patients from live donors, brain-dead donors, and heart-dead donors. Additionally, Vietnam then also performed liver, heart, kidney-pancreas, and lung transplants.
The success of organ transplants in Vietnam has brought hope to patients who suffer terminal organ failure. However, the country’s transplant sector is facing a severe shortage of donated organs, while the demand is enormous and is continuing to rise rapidly.
Hence, it is necessary to continue to raise public awareness of organ donation and call upon the community to donate organs to bring more opportunities for patients in dire need. Additionally, Vietnam will establish a national fund to call for organ donations, he concluded.
Translated by Van Hieu