WHO Urges Strict Safeguards on Minors' Organ Donation in Vietnam
The WHO has recommended strict safeguards for organ donation by minors in Vietnam, emphasizing donor protection as a top priority and suggesting living donation by minors be considered only in exceptional circumstances. Vietnam's current law prohibits organ donation registration for those under 18, and while the draft law aims to limit minors to regenerative tissue donation, the WHO calls for further transparency and genuine consent.
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