What you need to know about organ transplant

Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ or part of an organ is transplanted from a donor to a recipient who requires such treatment.

Transplantation may be used to treat severe diseases when the function of an affected organ cannot be restored through other treatment methods.

The Republic of Kazakhstan provides for both living and deceased organ and tissue donation. Donation procedures, medical requirements, and the rights of donors and recipients are regulated by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Public Health and the Healthcare System” and regulatory legal acts of the Ministry of Healthcare.

In Kazakhstan, kidney, liver, heart, lung, and other organ transplants are performed when medically indicated and when the necessary conditions are met.

This article explains who can become an organ donor, what restrictions apply, how to give consent or register a refusal for posthumous organ donation, and how patients can be placed on the transplant waiting list.