Transplant system to go national
<p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Jiefu">Jiefu</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> 16 <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span>, <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 163 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="donors">donors</span>' <span word="families">families</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="but">but</span> "<span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>," <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="procurement">procurement</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="list">list</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="donations">donations</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="allocation">allocation</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="donate">donate</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="allocated">allocated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="first">first</span>.</p><p><span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10,000 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="transplant">transplant</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="irregularities">irregularities</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Deng">Deng</span> <span word="Haihua">Haihua</span>.</p>
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