Organ Donation

It is the generous decision and consent of a person to have their healthy organs and tissues used for transplantation, either during their lifetime or after death, without any compensation.

Donation may be broad or limited, depending on how many organs or tissues the individual chooses to offer. Remarkably, (a single donor has the potential to benefit more than 40 people).

Conditions for postmortem donation (due to cardiorespiratory arrest or brain death) require only the certainty that the person is deceased and that there is no health risk, as well as documented prior consent.

Conditions for becoming a living donor (related or unrelated to the recipient) include:

·       For minors: consent from parents or legal guardians

·       For adults: full mental capacity

·       Receipt of complete information about the procedure

·       Signed informed consent

·       Medical evaluation confirming the donor’s function can be compensated

·       Compatibility testing

The components that can be donated include:

·       Internal organs (kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs)

·       Skin

·       Bones, bone marrow

·       Cornea