AscientistinSouthernChina’scityofGuangzhouhascreatedaground-breakingtechniqueforhumanorgantransplantation,whichcouldradicallychangethesurgicalmethodoforgantrans
China is set to see the most organ transplantations in the world in 2020, an expert said Thursday.
"New page" turned as China sees rapid increase in organ donations
Wild speculation that 100,000 transplants were performed per year using organs from executed prisoners is an insult to the intelligence of transplant professionals and to the sacrifice of the donors and their families in China, a Chinese expert said on Monday.
It cannot be true that between 60,000 and 100,000 organ transplants are per-formed on the Chinese main-land yearly using organs taken from executed prisoners, prominent transplantation experts said on Thursday.
Apple on Tuesday announced that the coming version of software for iPhones will include an easy way for people in the US to become organ donors.
China is to increase the number of organ transplant hospitals from 169 to about 300 by 2020, according to the chairman of the National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee.
The Australian government on Tuesday committed to improving the rate of organ donation after a report found there were not enough donated organs to meet demands.
Organ donation coordinator is a new profession in China, with the first such positions created in 2010, when an organ donation system was introduced nationwide. By setting up a registry system for donors and a distribution mechanism for recipients, it aimed to speed up organ transplants.
China on Wednesday officially launched a website that provides information on organ donation and allows people to register as donors.
Donor organs must be distributed automatically through a national system, according to a new rule to take effect on Sept. 1.
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