Who can become a living donor?

Eligible as a Living Donor are only family-members or very close friends. It's possible to donate a kidney or a part of liver.The Living Donor needs to be healthy, and bloodgroup and tissue-characteristics need to be compatible with the recipient.

The process of organ-allocation

What are the duties and responsibilities of a National Transplant-Coordinator at Swisstransplant during an organ-allocation?

News

Organdonations are decreasing in Switzerland

Organdonations are decreasing in Switzerland

In the year 2006, Switzerland faces the last but one rank within Europe, with 10,7 organdonors per 1 million inhabitants.

Gold in Bangkok

Gold at the world-summer-games for transplanted in Bankok!

Swisstransplant congratulats Gisèle Ceppi for her brilliant result!

As well we compliment all ohter participants for their performance

Show - the patient was an actress

This broadcast was a clear intention to mislead. The allegedly severley ill kidneydonor turned out to be an actress.

Book your donor card in calling 0800 570 234 (free) or on info@swisstransplant.org

  • You can get donor cards at pharmacies, hospitals and at your family doctor
  • The previous donor cards keeps its validity
  • There is no donor-registry

Events

NHBD on Transplantation

5th ETCO Annual Meeting

7th Donor Registry