Addressing Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism in China and Beyond
Explore the global summit on organ trafficking and transplant tourism held by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican in 2017. Learn about organ donation and transplant statistics in China from 2010-2016, measures taken to combat organ trafficking, and the influx of foreign patients seeking transplants in China. Discover the proposal to combat organ trafficking and transplant tourism both in China and globally through legislation and legal enforcement.
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Global Summit on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Vatican, February 7-8th, 2017 Professor Jiefu Huang, MD Chairman China National Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee
The number of kidney, liver transplant in China from deceased and living donors, 2010-2016 The number of kidney transplantation from 2010 to 2016 The number of liver transplantation from 2010 to 2016 10000 4000 7224 3257 9000 3500 8000 4931 3000 7000 2150 6000 2500 2986 5000 2000 1301 1533 4000 1500 743 3000 629 1000 2000 166 33 318 500 30 1000 94 976 1381 1697 1886 2111 2109 1795 64 93 131 245 256 470 406 0 0 2010 1009 33 976 2011 1547 166 1381 2012 2440 743 1697 2013 3419 1533 1886 2014 5097 2986 2111 2015 7040 4931 2109 2016 9019 7224 1795 2010 94 30 64 2011 187 94 93 2012 449 318 131 2013 874 629 245 2014 1557 1301 256 2015 2620 2150 470 2016 3663 3257 406 Total Deceased Donation Living Donation Total Deceased Donation Living Donation Living Donation Deceased Donation Living Donation Deceased Donation
The number of deceased donors in China, 2010-2016 The Population of China is 1.368 billion, as of 2014 national census The organ donation rate is 2.98 PMPfor 2016 Donation after Cityzen's death(DCD) Living donor DCD PMP PMP 4500 3.5 4080 4000 3 3.0 3500 2.5 3000 2766 2455 2.01 2393 2 2500 2201 2143 1829 2000 1702 1.5 1475 1.24 1500 1 1040 849 0.62 1000 433 0.32 0.5 500 132 34 0.03 2010 0.1 0 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 China started DCD pilot program In March, 2010 China ban the utilization of prisoner organ, effective on on Jan 1st, 2015
The number of foreign patients that travel to China for kidney and liver transplants Data from national database captured 13 foreign patients travelled to China for transplantation from 2015 to 2016. (Mostly blood related Living donor Tx, prior approval from Health Authority obtained) 1 Canadian Chinese patient travelled to China for deceased kidney transplant in 2015. Illegally imposed to another patient s identity. Hospital transplant license revoked; transplant surgeon s license revoked; (Reported by Dr. Philip O'Connell from Australia) From 2007 to 2016: Joint task force of NHPFC and Ministry of Public security Cracked down black intermediary: 32 Criminal suspects arrested: 174 Investigated medical institutions: 18 involving 50 medical staffs (Medical licenses revoked and imprisoned) Eradicated the black marked dens: 14
Proposal to resolve organ trafficking and transplant tourism in China and globally China: Legislation and legal enforcement is the key to resolve the organ trafficking and transplant tourism Regulation on Human Organ Transplant (2007) banned organ trading Regulation on Human Organ Donation & Transplant (Proposal) Ministry level regulation banned transplant tourism in 2007 VIII Amendment of Criminal Law (2011) criminalized the organ trading Globally: Cross-nation registry data cross-check at to identify unreported transplants (International traceability) China call for a WHO Task Force to supervise and coordinate the global effort to resolve organ trafficking and transplant tourism.
