| Theme | Renal Transplantation under New Organ Sharing System in Japan | |
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| Title | Kidney transplant network and future organ transplant network | |
| Publish Date | 1997/11 | |
| Author | Kazuhiro Shigetou | Office of Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| [ Summary ] | It is extremely important that people who need organ transplants be given fair access to them. Specific steps must be taken to give patients fair access wherever they may presently be living or undergoing treatment. It is also important that organs in great demandand donated with charitable intentions be used as effectively as possible; to ensure that they are, they should be given to those patients who are the most deserving and suitable from several points of view, including recipient-donor organ compatibility. The establishment of organ transplant networks is indispensable to ensure fair access to organs and to perform the maximum number of feasible transplants. In Japan, a functioning network is already in place for kidney transplants. It was established in 1995. Similar networks are needed for hearts, livers, and other organs. |
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