The development, reform and system construction of organ transplantation in China
10.3760/cma.j.cn421203-20250506-00086
- VernacularTitle:我国器官移植的发展、改革与体系建设
- Author:
Jun REN
1
;
Zepeng LI
;
Wujun XUE
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学第一附属医院器官捐献科，西安 710061
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Organ donation;
Organ transplantation;
System construction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
2025;46(6):397-402
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
After more than sixty years of exploration and practice, China has established an organ donation and transplantation system with distinctive Chinese characteristics, achieving a leapfrog development from technology introduction to independent innovation. Through systematic reforms such as formulating and improving legal regulations including the Regulation on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation, optimizing the China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS), and comprehensively implementing voluntary citizen donation, the number of organ donations and transplantations in China has ranked among the top in the world. However, challenges remain, including a relatively low donation rate, regional disparities, and insufficient public awareness. In the future, efforts should focus on building a four-level coordinated organ donation management system at the provincial, municipal, county/district, and medical institution levels, strengthening the organic connection between primary healthcare networks and Organ Procurement Organization (OPO). Through systematic measures such as improving public education and awareness systems, optimizing the allocation of medical resources, and refining organizational structures, China aims to continuously increase the organ donation rate and promote the high-quality development of its organ transplantation, thereby contributing Chinese wisdom and solutions to the global progress of organ transplantation.
