Vietnamese Health Minister Dao Hong Lan Emphasizes Legal Regulations for Children Waiting for Organ Transplants

During a press conference held on October 27, Vietnamese Health Minister Dao Hong Lan addressed the situation of children waiting for organ transplants, emphasizing that the Draft Law on the Donation, Procurement, and Transplantation of Human Tissues, Organs, and Cadavers must include strict regulations that prevent commercialization and are based on the principle of voluntarism.

Vietnamese Health Minister Dao Hong Lan evaluated the Draft Law on the Donation, Procurement, and Transplantation of Human Tissues, Organs, and Cadavers during a press conference held on the afternoon of October 27. Referring to the situation of Khe, a young child waiting for a heart transplant, the Minister stated that lawmakers must not remain indifferent to such suffering.

Stating that the main purpose of the draft is to increase opportunities to save patients' lives while introducing strict rules to prevent coercion and commercialization, Minister Lan noted that the process will be entirely based on the principle of voluntarism and will pave a humane way for organ donation processes involving children. In addition, it was reported that meticulous and transparent procedures will be implemented on issues such as the determination of brain death and the prevention of commercialization.