What Is Involved in Organ Donation?

Due to the continuous advancement of medical technology, there are more and more types of organ transplants, and the success rate is getting higher and higher. Many patients can continue their lives through organ transplants. However, in reality, due to organ shortages, it is far from meeting the needs of transplantation. In March 2010, the Red Cross Society of China and the Ministry of Health jointly launched human organ donation pilots in 10 provinces and cities nationwide. The recruitment of volunteer organs for human organ donation has spread across the country. Citizens who wish to donate organs behind them can Register your donation nearby and become a Red Cross Organ Donation Volunteer.

Organ donation

As medical technology continues to advance,

The scope of organ donation includes cell donation, tissue donation and organ donation.

Gap between supply and demand widens

Due to the continuous advancement of medical technology, there are more and more types of organ transplants, and the success rate is getting higher and higher. Many patients can continue their lives through organ transplants. However, in reality, due to organ shortages, it is far from meeting the needs of transplantation. According to statistics, there are about 150,000 patients awaiting transplantation in the world, and less than 1/3 of them can be fortunate to undergo transplantation. Every year, the number of patients needing organ transplants increases at a rate of 15%, and many patients leave us forever because they can't wait for the right organ.

To solve the problem of the origin of organs and treat more critically ill patients, we must first improve the public's correct understanding of the concept of "death" and establish the scientific concept of "brain death", that is, human death. At the same time, scientifically formulate laws to protect and apply "brain death" donors, and make organ donation scientific, institutionalized, and legalized, so that organ transplantation can be understood and accepted by people, and it can become a conscious action of people's active participation .

Support organ donation activities

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Because the social background, economic conditions, religious beliefs, and ethical perspectives of countries around the world are different, the understanding of "brain death" is also different in different countries around the world. Currently, only a few countries are able to affirm organ donations through legislation. In 1970, the United States first promulgated the "Uniform Human Body Structure Donation Act". In 1994, the European International Foundation organized organ donation activities in the Netherlands, and many countries and organizations around the world responded positively.

As a leader in the transplant industry, Novartis has been actively supporting organ donation activities, hoping that by promoting organ donation activities, more dying patients will continue their lives and recover health.

10 provinces and cities pilot organ donation

China announces the establishment of human organ donation

In March 2010, the Chinese Red Cross and the Ministry of Health jointly launched human organ donation pilots in 10 provinces and cities nationwide in Tianjin, 10 in Tianjin, Liaoning, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Xiamen, Nanjing, Wuhan, etc. The provinces and cities will conduct a comprehensive exploration of the recruitment, acquisition and distribution of human organ donations for a period of one year. Volunteer recruitment networks for human organ donation have spread across the country. Citizens who are willing to donate organs behind them can register for donations nearby and become volunteers for Red Cross organ donation.