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Individual organ donation incidents

Overview

Recent reports highlight instances of individuals donating organs following brain death to save multiple lives.

In Hanoi, a 52-year-old staff member of Xanh Pôn General Hospital, B. H. A., donated her kidneys and liver after being declared brain dead following complications from hypertension and cerebral cavernous malformation. Her organs were used to assist patients at Xanh Pôn General Hospital and Viet Duc University Hospital.

Separately, 55-year-old Gu Jin-hee, a South Korean woman who had lived with a rare disease for 25 years, donated her liver and both kidneys after suffering a brain hemorrhage while traveling in Vietnam. Her family honored her lifelong wish to contribute to society by consenting to the donation after she was declared brain dead in South Korea.

Entities

Viet Duc University Hospital · Xanh Pôn General Hospital · B. H. A. · Gu Jin-hee · Kosin University Gospel Hospital

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    South Korean woman donates organs to save three lives after brain hemorrhage

    A South Korean woman, Gu Jin-hee, donated her liver and kidneys to save three people after collapsing from a brain hemorrhage during a trip to Vietnam.

  2. [HEALTH] 4 sources
    Xanh Pôn General Hospital staff member donates organs to save three patients

    A long-time staff member at Xanh Pôn General Hospital in Hanoi donated her organs to save three lives after being declared brain dead.

Sources

cafebiz.vn · hani.co.kr · kyeonggi.com · nhandan.vn · soha.vn · tuoitre.vn