Govt approves draft ordinance on organ transplantation
The approval came at a meeting of the Council of Advisers, held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO), with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in the chair
The interim government today (17 July) approved the draft of the 'Human Organ Transplantation Ordinance 2025'.
The approval came at a meeting of the Council of Advisers, held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO), with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
Under the Human Organ Transplantation (Amendment) Act of 2018, 22 categories of relatives, including parents, children, siblings, spouses, uncles, aunts, grandparents, grandchildren, and cousins, are allowed to donate kidneys. With the amendment, nephews and nieces will also be added to the list.
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A kidney swap, or paired donation programme, involves two or more pairs of living kidney donors and their incompatible recipients swapping kidneys to find a compatible match, increasing the chances of successful transplantation. This initiative is designed to help overcome blood type or tissue incompatibility issues.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health held two meetings with health experts in February and April to discuss potential amendments to the law.
The minutes of the meeting state that organ transplants will only be allowed with government approval. The approval process will take up to 60 days. If someone pledges to donate their organs during their lifetime, the consent of their heirs will still be required. This rule will be added to the law because many heirs currently refuse to allow donations after the donor's death, even if the donor had pledged it.
