Scientific and standard promotion of organ donation and transplantation in China

Abstract

Under active exploration and practice of several generations of organ transpant workers, organ transplantation in has developed rapidly since 2000 and achieved remarkble results. Techniques of transplantation become mature, and liver transplantation and renal transplantation have reached international advanced level, which benefit massive patients. With high attention and promotion of national government and health administrative departments, structural changes have occurred to source of national organ transplantation to form a China Model . The donation after citizen′s death has become the new normal in the organ transplantation in China. Human organ donation work promots the rapid development of transplantation in China, but it also faces challenges of the donor organ shortage and quality improvement. Under the new situation, health, family planning and medical reform work of the national 13th Five Year Plan puts forward new requirements on human organ donation and transplantation. Combined with practical work, this article gives a few opinions on how to scientifically further improve the quality and quantity of organ donation and transplantation and directions of future works. Key words: Organ donation; Transplantation; Organ procurement organization