The Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported on the results of transplants for the first half of 2024
The department emphasizes that consent to posthumous donation can be important for saving lives.
Ministry of Health of Ukraine (MoH) reported, that in the first six months of 2024, 283 organ transplants were performed in the country.
“In 24 Ukrainian transplant centers, 187 kidneys, 55 livers, and 41 hearts were transplanted. About 67% of life-saving operations were performed using organs from posthumous donors.” – said the Ministry of Health.
Leaders in the number of transplants
Most transplants were performed in:
- The First Medical Association of Lviv (79 operations);
- National Scientific Center of Surgery and Transplantology named after O.O. Shalimova (46 operations);
- Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health (34 operations).
The importance of posthumous donation
“Your consent to posthumous donation can be very important for saving lives”, – emphasized the Ministry of Health, addressing Ukrainians.
Important news about transplantation
On April 2, in Dnipro, a 15-year-old girl received a kidney transplant from her mother for the first time in the region.
Last fall, a bone marrow transplant from one child to another was performed in Cherkasy for the first time. Her younger brother became the donor for the girl.
Also last year, a 1-year-old boy from Mykolaiv named Dmytro underwent a bone marrow transplant at the capital’s “Okhmatdyt” hospital. To save the child, hematopoietic cells were delivered from across the ocean. These achievements emphasize the importance of the development of transplantation medicine in Ukraine and the role of donation in saving human lives.
