Investigation launched into 480 kidney stone procedures conducted despite broken equipment in Vietnam’s Dak Lak
Vietnam News 13:31 19/09/2025The Tay Nguyen Regional General Hospital in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam performed surgeries and submitted insurance claims for 480 patients while its lithotripsy machine had been broken for nearly two years. Provincial health authorities have now referred the case to police for investigation, calling it a serious violation.
Police bust Hanoi kidney trafficking ring that sold organs for $45,500 each
Vietnam News 14:57 14/09/2025Police have dismantled a sophisticated human kidney trafficking network in Hanoi, arresting seven suspects, with each organ reportedly sold for around US$45,500.
Vietnamese mother donates healthier kidney to daughter against doctors’ advice
In-Depth 12:02 03/07/2020For Thanh’s mother, a single parent, the decision to donate a kidney was a no-brainer
Organ donor’s death brings new life to five others in Vietnam
Vietnam News 21:04 27/12/2018The act of kindness has made the man a guardian angel for five others
In Vietnam, breakthrough research increases life expectancy for kidney failure patients
Vietnam News 20:04 23/12/2018Thanks to the study, many patients no longer need to undergo dialysis, which can cut their life expectancy by 30 years
Vietnamese man arrested for allegedly brokering black market kidney sales
Vietnam News 09:53 14/12/2018The man, a paid kidney donor himself, may face three-to-seven-year behind bars
Hanoi police bust ring illicitly trading human kidneys
Vietnam News 15:03 16/10/2018The gang acted as intermediaries between kidney sellers and buyers and pocketed large amounts of money after each sale
Vietnam court rules hospital compensates patient following double-kidney removal
Vietnam News 11:46 04/07/2018The hospital said the removal was not a mistake since it cut off both to prevent a further injury
420g coral-like stone removed from Vietnamese man’s kidneys
Vietnam News 16:41 16/03/2015Doctors at a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have removed a coral-like kidney stone weighing over 400 grams from an elderly male patient, which they said is a rare case
