The provisional monthly statistics of January have been published
The provisional monthly statistics of January have been published.
The provisional monthly statistics of January have been published.
Eurotransplant is very pleased to present you its new website. As you can see, we adjusted the look and feel by means of a new design.
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Should you have any questions or suggestions regarding the new website, please don’t hesitate to contact us at webmaster@eurotransplant.org
Eurotransplant just published its factsheet. We kindly invite you to download this two page document with essential key information about Eurotransplant.
In 2000, Slovenia joined the Eurotransplant cooperation. To celebrate this 20th anniversary a professional symposium takes place today in the University Medical Center of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Key professionals in donor and transplant medicine in Slovenia will present achievements and think about the future challenges. Peter Branger, general director of Eurotransplant, has shared his views on fruitful cooperation between Slovenia and Eurotransplant.
Through 20 years of excellent collaboration the cooperation enabled better treatment outcomes for many Slovenian patients, who benefited from a larger donor pool within Eurotransplant. Direct positive impact was seen in the rise of national donation rates, while waiting lists for transplantation became shorter. Combined transplantations became possible as well.
Eurotransplant congratulates Slovenia on this 20th anniversary and looks forward to continue the successful cooperation in the future.
The Eurotransplant Annual Meeting 2020 will take place on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25.
The venue of the Annual Meeting will be announced shortly.
LEIDEN (the Netherlands) – January 14, 2020 – Eurotransplant announces that preliminary annual figures 2019 on waiting list, donation, organ allocation for transplantation as well as the number of transplanted patients in the Eurotransplant region, are now available online.
Last year 6,973 organs (2018: 7,401) from 2,041 deceased donors (2018: 2,159) were used for transplantation for patients on the waiting list of Eurotransplant. This is a decrease of 5,5 % compared to 2018. The year 2020 started with 13,985 patients (2019: 14,129) registered on the active waiting list for an organ transplant.
In 2019, 21.4 % (2018, 23.6%) of organs were exchanged between the Eurotransplant member states. Thanks to this international exchange, a suitable donor organ could be found for many patients in the different Eurotransplant member states. This specifically applies to patients in special groups such as children, patients with acute organ failure (high urgency patients) as well as patients with a complex medical background (highly immunized patients). For these special patient groups the chance of receiving a suitable organ in time is significantly higher, due to the cooperation within Eurotransplant.
Furthermore, organ exchange between eight countries within Eurotransplant ensures that donor organs that would remain unused in one country become available for patients in other countries because there is no suitable recipient for this organ in this country.
Please find detailed tables and charts with key figures on waiting list, donation and transplantation, specified by organ, by country and by year (including 2019) in the online statistics library.
Please be aware that slight deviations in the numbers can occur when comparing Eurotransplant figures with figures provided by national organizations in Eurotransplant member states. This may be caused by differences in calculation (e.g. counting double lung transplant as one or two transplants) and times of registration (counting based on time of donation or time of transplantation). Eurotransplant only reports on utilized donors (deceased donors of which at least one organ was used for transplantation). In every table in the Eurotransplant statistics library, the precise method of counting is mentioned.
Questions about the annual figures 2019 can be sent to pressinfo@eurotransplant.org
Our new visiting address:
Haagse Schouwweg 6
2332 KG Leiden
The Netherlands
Our new telephone number:
+31 71 5795 800
Our mailing address remains unchanged:
P.O. Box 2304
2301 CH Leiden
The Netherlands
Responsible stewardship of a foundation requires a periodically review of the governance structure: to ascertain that it still meets current obligations and best practices in non-profit governance. In 2015, the Board of Eurotransplant initiated a review of its corporate and governance structure in close cooperation with representatives of the different Eurotransplant member states. The Board’s goal is to create a governance structure and process that is responsive to Eurotransplant’s members wants and needs, serves centers and health care professionals efficiently and meets current and future challenges.
Based on this consultation the Board has developed the following new governance structure for Eurotransplant:
Certain issues, such as the accession of new member states, the annual budget and changes to the Articles of Association, require approval of the ministries of Health of the Eurotransplant member states.
The provisional monthly statistics of November have been published.