At the 2024 National Hematology - Blood Transfusion Scientific Conference held on November 28, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, said that this specialized conference recorded the largest number of delegates ever with more than 1,600 domestic and international delegates. There were 11 thematic sessions in the fields of Clinical Hematology, Paraclinical Hematology, Genetics - Molecular Biology, Blood Transfusion, Stem Cells, Thalassemia - Hemophilia - Coagulation.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh added that the field of Hematology - Blood Transfusion has applied advances in world medicine to achieve many achievements. The field of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has developed with the implementation of many complex transplantation techniques, from many different stem cell sources. The treatment of post-transplant complications has achieved many remarkable advances, bringing the chance of life to many patients.

The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion alone has successfully performed 660 transplants and successfully transferred autologous stem cell transplantation techniques to a number of hospitals, helping many patients access this modern treatment method.
The field of genetics - molecular biology has also achieved positive results in the study of gene mutations in blood diseases; contributing to improving the quality of treatment of hematological diseases and prenatal diagnosis of genetic blood diseases. Activities to prevent congenital hemolytic anemia, a genetic disease with 13.8% of the population carrying the disease gene, have also been promoted in many localities...
"In the coming time, the Hematology - Blood Transfusion Department will focus on the latest techniques that the region and the world are developing such as: hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, mesenchymal stem cell transplantation, fields related to cell therapy such as CAR-T therapy, targeted therapy with new drugs. These are more precise and effective treatment methods than before, helping to improve the quality of life for patients and cure diseases in some cases," said Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ha Thanh.