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It is a pleasure and an honour to be appointed as the new Head of SwissTransplant, Bern, for this is the culmination of many years of experience as a heart and lung transplant surgeon and consultant, surgical study here and abroad, and studies in neurolinguistic support.

Netherland announced a TV-show, in which three patients, who are waiting for a kidney, are competing for a kidney of a terminally ill patient.

The most important changes a the moment only available in German or French

Read here the press release from 24 January 08 about the election of the new Swisstransplant director (available in french/german).

In collaboration with the FOPH and all the organisations which are involved in transplantation medicine, we have achieved that the number of deceased donors, thanks to the new law and the good results within the second term in 2007 respectively, has remained stable..

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

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

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.