Nearly 600 people registered to donate their organs for scientific research at an event held at the Gia Ngo Pagoda. (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Nearly 600 people have
registered to donate their organs for scientific research at a recent event
held at ’s district 10.
The event was organised by the Vietnam National
Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation under the Ministry of
Health and the Buddhism Today Foundation (BTF).
Speaking at the ceremony, Venerable Thich Nhat Tu,
head of the Giac Ngo Pagoda who is also chairman of the BTF, said that people
could transfer their lives to between six and 13 other people after they died.
In Buddhism, organ donation is a meaningful
action, contributing to saving sick people, he said.
Prof. Dr. Trinh Hong Son, Director of the Vietnam
National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation, said it is
important to raise people’s awareness of the meaning of donating organs for
scientific research and saving lives.
Nguyen Thi Hong Gam, 25, from the city’s district
6, was one of the people who registered. “ is my inner wish
because it brings lives for people in need. My family supports my wishes,” she
said.
Nguyen Thanh Nga, 38, also registered at the
event. She said that her father died 25 years ago due to gall stones, so she
was highly aware of the importance of organ donation.
“I believe that when I die, my body will be
meaningless. But if I help people needing organ transplants, I will contribute
to society,” said Nga.
The BTF, in coordination with the Vietnam
National Coordinating Centre for Human Organ Transplantation, has organised the
event four times. More than 250 people registered in 2015. The number rose to
583 in 2016 and 527 last year.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
