Viet Duc Hospital opens the first tissue bank in Vietnam

Professor Tran Binh Giang, Director of Viet Duc Hospital said the bank will receive, store, transport, and provide human tissue to other hospitals, research centers, and medical training institutes. 

Leaders of the Health Ministry and the Public Security Ministry visit the bank

The bank will also cooperate with international organizations and individuals for medical, training, and research purposes. The tissue bank is expected to become a leading research and training centre for tissue preservation and transplantation, and will transfer technology to other tissue banks set up in the future.