At the inauguration ceremony (Source: VNA) inaugurated a tissue bank, the first of its kind in Vietnam, on October 16.
Hospital Director Tran Binh Giang said the bank is tasked
with collecting, preserving, storing, and supplying tissues for medical and
research establishments, as well as partnering with foreign individuals and
organisations for health check-ups and treatment.
As the first surgical hospital in Vietnam, the Vietnam –
Germany Hospital conducts tens of thousands of surgeries each year to
transplant hearts, blood vessels, and bones, which are in high demand in the
country.
It is expected to become a leading research and training
centre on tissue preservation and stem cell transplantation, as well as
transfer technology to other s which are to be set up in the future.
Earlier, met two patients
who underwent successful viscera transplantation at the hospital and decided to
take 5 billion VND (217,000 USD) from the ministry’s fund to equip the hospital
with six specialised organ storage containers.
Thanks to them, the hospital was able to transfer hearts
donated from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital and the Hue
Central Hospital for transplant operations.
On the occasion, the hospital also inaugurated a modern health
check-up area. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
