Council of Europe Black Sea Area Project: International Cooperation for the Development of Activities Related to Donation and Transplantation of Organs in the Region
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ARREDONDO, E., CODREANU, Igor. Council of Europe Black Sea Area Project: International Cooperation for the Development of Activities Related to Donation and Transplantation of Organs in the Region. In: Transplantation Proceedings, 2018, nr. 2(50), pp. 374-381. ISSN 0041-1345. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.043
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Transplantation Proceedings
Numărul 2(50) / 2018 / ISSN 0041-1345

Council of Europe Black Sea Area Project: International Cooperation for the Development of Activities Related to Donation and Transplantation of Organs in the Region

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.043

Pag. 374-381

Arredondo E.1, Codreanu Igor2
 
1 Donation and Transplantation Institute (DTI) Foundation, Barcelona,
2 Transplant Agency
 
Disponibil în IBN: 10 mai 2018


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Background: In 2011, the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare of the Council of Europe launched a 3-year collaborative project to address the organ shortage and improve access to transplant health services in Council of Europe member states in the Black Sea area (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine, and the Russian Federation) through the development of safe and ethical donation and transplantation programs. Objective: Support the development of donation and transplantation programs through close interstate cooperation between national health organizations and relevant stakeholders. Methodology: Several work packages (WP) were established: WP1, project coordination (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare); WP2, development and implementation of an effective legislative and financial framework (Czech Republic and France); WP3, establishment of National Transplant Authorities (Italy and Portugal); and WP4, clinical practices (DTI Foundation). Data collection, surveys, and expert visits allowed for the collection of first-hand information from each participant country at national, regional, and hospital levels. Results: Data analysis showed the positive impact of the project represented by a tendency to increase the total donation rates (per million people) in the participant countries (2011 vs 2013): Azerbaijan, +7.3; Armenia, −0.7; Georgia, +3.3; Bulgaria, +0.9; Moldova, +2.5; Ukraine: +0.8; Romania, +2.3; and Turkey, +2.7. Conclusions: Increases in total donation rates are the result of a number of initiatives in the Black Sea area, including the stepwise implementation of legislative, organizational and institutional country-specific recommendations tailored by the CoE, efforts of the respective Ministries of Health in each country and synergism with other European projects in the region. These countries should invest further in implementing the recommendations that emerged from this project to improve their organ donation and transplantation programs and progress toward self-sufficiency.