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Abstract: Introduction: International recommendations reinforce the practice of voluntary donation for providing bodies for the training of health professionals, replacing the system of unclaimed bodies in medical courses (MC). Experience report: This work gathered information on Brazilian body donation programs (BDP), analyzed gaps and difficulties to the effectiveness of body donation, and proposed strategies to expand the information offered on the registration of participants in BDP and the effectiveness of the donation. Discussion: In Brazil, there are 39 BDP - six in the Northeast, four in the Midwest, one in the North, 11 in the South, and 17 in the Southeast - and two committees for body donation. Documents may be easily available through registration during life as a participant in the BDP, but it does not guarantee donation. In general, Brazilian’s institutions receive the donated body along with the documentation. When the death occurs in the same city of the institution, it is possible to have the transfer of the body provided by partnerships with funeral services and the city hall. There is no fee to be paid or received either for registration during life or for donation after death. Conclusion: Although the legislation has regulated the donation of body in life since 2002, it is necessary to implement campaigns to inform about the donation, in addition to mechanisms that can promote speed in the deadlines for obtaining documentation for the purpose of donating body for scientific purposes, the exemption of notary fees and the possibility of transporting the body donated with no fees by funeral home of municipal governments. The MC support through the registration of the PDC as an extension activity collaborates to ensure ethical aspects related to the participation of donors in the living program, with regard to the treatment with respect and dignity of donors and their families.

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