Federal regulations don’t prevent unaccompanied organs from flying above the wing – yet they’re being transported as cargo. The government agrees it can improve its communications to airlines and airports to clarify this.
UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein shares first-hand experiences as a liver transplant surgeon, and how Congressional action can help strengthen the system.
The average number of people dying per day waiting for a transplant has dropped under UNOS’ operation of the U.S. organ donation and transplant system.
The U.S. needs a national organ tracking system. UNOS is working to help make that happen.
The new, UNOS-supported Medicare program that should help increase kidney transplants.
Automated donor referrals will help more donated organs be transplanted. UNOS calls for Congressional action to mandate this process.