During a meeting in Shusha, health officials from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Türkiye signed a Protocol of Intent to create a Unified Information System called “TÜRKTRANSPLANT.”
This new system will integrate data on donors and recipients across the Turkic-speaking countries, improving coordination for organ transplants and enabling the swift exchange of vital information. Additionally, “TÜRKTRANSPLANT” aims to standardize diagnostic procedures and provide joint training for medical professionals.
Key goals of the system include the development of unified legislation on organ transplantation and the creation of a shared donor organ pool accessible to all participating countries through mutual cooperation, according to a statement by Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Health.
The initiative is expected to enhance the field of transplantology and significantly boost the availability of donor organs for patients.
As of July 2023, approximately 4,000 people in Kazakhstan urgently need organ transplants, including 109 children. The majority of these cases involve kidney transplants (91.2%), followed by liver (4.6%), heart (3.7%), lung (0.4%), and pulmonary-cardiac complex (0.1%) transplants.
In Kazakhstan, heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants are performed. Since 2012, the country has carried out 2,379 organ transplants, with 85% coming from living donors and 15% from deceased donors.
