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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 tissue banks which are to be set up in the future.
Earlier, Minister of Public Security To Lam 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.
Source: VNA
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