In Vietnam, can a kidney donor and a recipient meet?

In Vietnam, can a kidney donor and a recipient meet?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Law on Donation, Removal and Transplantation of human tissues and Organs and Donation and recovery of cadavers 2006 stipulating the right to donate human tissues and organs and cadavers :

Those who are full eighteen years or older and have full civil act capacity are entitled to donate human tissues and organs when they are living or after their death and to donate their cadavers.

Pursuant to article 11 the Law above stipulating prohibited acts:

1. To steal human tissues and organs; to steal cadavers.
2. To force other persons to give away their tissues and organs or remove tissues and organs from persons who refuse to donate their tissues and organs.
3. To buy or sell human tissues and organs; to buy or sell cadavers.
4. To remove, transplant, use or store human tissues and organs for commercial purposes.
5. To remove tissues and organs from living persons aged under 18 years.
6. To transplant tissues or organs of persons infected with diseases on the list prescribed by the Minister of Health.
7. To implant sperm, ova and embryos between persons of the direct bloodline and between persons of different sexes who are next of kin within three generations.
8. To advertise and act as intermediaries in the donation and removal of human organs for commercial purposes.
9. To disclose information and secrets about donors and transplant recipients in violation of law.
10. To abuse one's position and powers to distort the results of brain death determination.

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 4 of the Law above stipulating principles in the donation, removal and transplantation of human tissues and organs and the donation and recovery of cadavers:

Confidentiality of information relating to donors and transplant recipients, unless otherwise agreed upon by the involved parties or provided for by law.

As a result, those who are full eighteen years or older and have full civil act capacity are entitled to donate human tissues and organs when they are living or after their death and to donate their cadavers.

What laws govern a kidney donor's rights?

Pursuant to article 17 of the Law on Donation, Removal and Transplantation of human tissues and Organs and Donation and recovery of cadavers 2006 stipulating Benefits of donors from whom tissues or organs have been removed:

1. Donors are entitled to free health care and rehabilitation right after their tissues are removed at medical establishments;
2. Donors from whom organs have been removed are entitled to the following benefits:

a/ Free health care and rehabilitation right after their tissues are removed at medical establishments and free regular health checks;

b/ Free health insurance cards;

c/ Prioritized transplantation of human tissues or organs at the prescription of a medical establishment;

d/ Receipt of a For the People's Health medal according to regulations of the Minister of Health.

3. The Minister of Finance shall make specific regulations on the financial regime applicable to regular health checks and the issuance of health insurance cards to donors who have donated their organs.

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