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    Living donation

    Concerning the procurement of organs for living donations, the law requires the donor to be 18 years of age and to have given his or her consent.  After having...
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    Post-mortem donation

    The donor Any person domiciled in Belgium for 6 months is presumed to consent to procurement after their death, unless expressly stipulated (orally, in writing, registered...
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    Ethics and organ donations

    Gratuity of the donation The law specifies the gratuity of the donation and the ban on all forms of trade in organs or tissue. The procurement of organs is non-...
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    Cost of procedures

    Costs related to organ procurement The cost of post-mortem procurement is mentioned has been mentioned in the Moniteur Belge since December 1989. It includes: The monitoring...
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    Organ donation and donation of body to science

    Organ donation is not at all the same thing as bequeathing your body to science. Bequeathing one’s body to science  This means placing one's entire corpse at the...
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    Eurotransplant - an international organisation

    Creation of an international organisation Eurotransplant is an international organisation that was created in 1967 by Professor J.J. Van Rood and has its head office in...
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    Organ donation - Health professionals

    Brain death is a reality that is difficult to accept for families but also, sometimes for the members of the medical and nursing team owing to blood circulation and organ function...
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    Transplant coordinators

    Organ procurement requires meticulous organisation, which is often difficult, and should be entrusted to professionals! As soon as a donor is identified in an intensive care unit...
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    European initiatives

    On 31 May 2007, the Commission issued a communication concerning organ donation and transplantation. It offers a dual action mechanism: a plan for strengthening active...
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    Belgian initiative – GIFT project

    In October 2006, in order to increase the participation of "acute care" hospitals in the detection, management and notification of potential donors at reference transplant centres...