COVID-19 and organ donation

March 17, 2021 | Homepage, News

The recent situation regarding COVID-19 affects organ donation. All Eurotransplant countries have implemented preventive screenings policies for potential organ donors. For detailed information on the national policy, please contact the national organ procurement organization or the national competent authority:

Austria
– www.sozialministerium.at, contact: corona@gesundheitsministerium.gv@at
– actual information		  
Belgium (and Luxembourg)
– https://www.transplant.be/
– Position statement on organ procurement and organ transplantation
– guidelines		  
Croatia
– vlada.gov.hr		  
Germany
– https://www.dso.de
– guidelines
– newsitem DSO		  
Hungary
– http://www.ovsz.hu/ovsz/koronavirus		  
The Netherlands
– https://www.transplantatiestichting.nl
– guidelines for patients on the waiting list
– guidelines for transplanted patients
– guidelines on organ donation		  
Slovenia
– http://www.slovenija-transplant.si
– guidelines
– newsletter on donation and transplant activities (Slovenian language)		  
General
– COVID-19 Resources for the Donation and Transplantation Community
– Webinar UNOS, AST and ESOT regarding COVID-19
– Global Transplantation Covid Report March 2020