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Taiwan surgeons set liver transplant records in Vietnam, Taiwan

Taiwan has been blocked by Beijing from this year''s World Health Assembly, but Taiwanese doctors are still making their mark in the global medical community. Taipei Veterans General Hospital surgeons have set two records in two weeks, by performing liver transplants on the youngest patient ever in Taiwan and in Vietnam. The recipients, an 11-month-old girl in Vietnam and a 25-day-old boy in Taiwan, are recovering well and enjoying a new lease on life. He holds his newborn son as he and his wife celebrate a miracle with a team of physicians. At just 25 days old, their son overcame a near-death experience, thanks to the hard work of this medical team.MotherAfter he was born, his jaundice wouldn''t go away. And then, a few days before the surgery, there was blood in his lungs. We were worried on so many levels.This girl in Vietnam was also spared a premature death.She is lively and curious in the front of the camera. It''s hard to imagine that not long ago she had been on the operating table, after her liver failed at just 11 months of age. A medical team from Taipei Veterans General Hospital had flown to Hanoi and successfully completed a liver transplant.Liu Chin-suTaipei Veterans General HospitalWe know that overseas, people often can''t tell the difference between Taiwan and China. They say they know the difference very well. Taiwan is Taiwan and China is China.In just two weeks, the doctors set records in Vietnam and Taiwan for performing liver transplants on each country''s youngest patient to date. Even though the door at the WHA is closed, Taiwan''s doctors are still finding ways to contribute overseas.