Vietnam’s first liver transplant patient in good health 15 years on
Born in Hai Minh Commune, Hai Hau District, Nam Dinh Province, Nguyen Thi Diep underwent her life-saving liver transplant at the age of nine. Fifteen years later, now she leads a healthy life and works for the well-being of others.
Vietnam witnessed its first liver transplant in 2004, when then nine-year-old Nguyen Thi Diep was given a fresh shot at a healthy life by surgeons at Military Hospital 103 in Hanoi. According to Associate Professor Doctor Bui Van Manh, head of the intensive care unit at Military Hospital 103, there have been nearly 100 liver transplants performed in Vietnam since 2004.
