Working through may 22 night into the early hours of May 23, local doctors, with support from Viet Duc Friendship Hospital specialists, retrieved the heart, lungs, liver, two kidneys and two corneas from a 37-year-old male donor.

The donor had suffered a massive brain haemorrhage and was declared brain-dead despite intensive care.

Two kidneys were transplanted into patients with end-stage kidney disease at Quang Ninh hospital, the first time a provincial facility in Vietnam has conducted simultaneous kidney transplants. The remaining organs were transported to leading hospitals nationwide.

Dr Nguyen Ba Viet, the hospital’s director, said the entire operation mobilised top medical staff and five operating rooms, with careful coordination across departments.

Thanks to the donor family’s decision, at least seven patients have now received a new chance at survival.

The province has conducted six kidney transplants in just over a month, reflecting growing local expertise and the expanding impact of Vietnam’s organ donation movement.

Over 200 medical staff pledge organ donation in transformative campaign

More than 200 healthcare staff at the National Otorhinolaryngology Hospital (NOH) have committed to organ donation while joining a nationwide campaign aimed at transforming lives and shifting societal perceptions of end-of-life giving.