Europe Recognises the Work of the National Transplant Organisation

Europe Recognises the Work of the National Transplant Organisation Spain, working with the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), has organised the ‘Sixth International Symposium on Asystolic Organ Donation’. Asystolic organ donation is where... More

Europe Recognises the Work of the National Transplant Organisation Spain, working with the European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT), has organised the ‘Sixth International Symposium on Asystolic Organ Donation’. Asystolic organ donation is where organs are donated following a person’s death due to sudden cardiac arrest. Europe has decided to focus strongly on this kind of donation, since it is a good way of increasing transplants. Spain has an asystolic organ donation programme that serves as an example for many countries, and this is why its National Transplant Organisation (ONT) has organised the ‘Sixth International Symposium on Asystolic Organ Donation’ in Paris. Rafael Matesanz, director of the ONT, spoke today as guest of honour before the French National Assembly. During his speech, he described Spain’s experience in the field of asystolic organ donation, which arouses great admiration in many other countries. Matesanz said: “This kind of organ donation is the cle Less