Vietnam assists Laos in first two kidney transplantation cases
Vientiane (VNA) – A press conference was held in
Vientiane on January 9 to announce the first two successful kidney
transplantation cases in Laos with the support of Vietnam’s Military Hospital 103
on December 31.
Speaking at the event, Director of the Laos’ Military
Hospital 103 Col. Savangxay Dalasath said the two patients are recovering well
and now in good conditions.
Vietnam’s Military Hospital 103 assisted the Lao hospital in human resources, medicines and equipment.
Among applicants, the Lao hospital chose three pairs of
kidney donors and recipients for screening. As a result, two pairs were
selected for transplantation surgeries which saw the involvement of nearly 100 Lao
medical staff and eight Vietnamese experts.
The Vietnamese experts strictly controlled techniques to
ensure the right procedures, the quality, safety and success of surgeries.
Savangxay Dalasath stressed that the two successful operations mark a
new chapter in the history of Laos’ medical sector, and a step forward to
improve health care for the entire population to the level of regional and
international countries.
On the occasion, Vietnam’s Military Hospital 103 presented 1,000
sets of patient clothes and a variety of medicines and supplies to support
kidney transplantation to the Lao hospital
Vietnam successfully performed the first kidney
transplant in 1992 at Military Hospital 103. To date, the country
has been home to 21 transplant centres and the number of kidney
transplant patients has amounted to over 6,000, including many Lao people.
In Laos, the number of patients in end-stage renal failure
tends to increase. It is estimated that more than 1,000 people with kidney failure
are undergoing dialysis across the country./.