Thanks to legislative changes, transplantation in Ukraine continues to demonstrate positive dynamics
This was reported by the Chairman of the Committee on health of the nation Михайло Радуцький on his official page in Facebook with reference to the data of the Ukrainian center of transplant coordination (УЦТК).
He noted that in the year 2019 the Committee on Health of the Nation initiated legislative changes that gave rise to the development of transplantation in Ukraine. Розроблені Комітетом laws allowed to create a system through which hundreds of Ukrainians get a chance to live every year.
If earlier patients had to be sent to complex operations abroad and spend considerable money on it, today such interventions are carried out in Ukrainian medical centers.
According to УЦТК the University 9 months 2026 the Year in Ukraine 473 Organ Transplantation 459 for the same period last year. In 21 the Medical Institution 272 kidney transplants, 124 liver, 76 One heart transplant. 72% of organ transplants became possible due to posthumous donation. Most operations were performed in the First Medical Association of Lviv (120).
Especially shown dynamics of transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (bone marrow). According to 9 months 2026 the Year in Ukraine 418 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 343 During the same period last year, which 21,9% more. Most transfers were made in НДСЛ «Охматдит» (83the Cherkasy Clinical Oncology Center74the National Cancer Institute ( NII67the Medical Center of Kyiv63the First Medical Association of Lviv37).
At the same time, the need for transplantation remains significant. As of 1 October in the national waiting list were 4382 patients, among them 92 children. Therefore, Михайло Радуцький believes that it is very important to continue to develop donation, increase the capacity of medical centers and provide patients with timely access to treatment.
Голова Комітету also informed about his participation in the recent scientific and practical conference «Система трансплантації в
Україні: законодавчі зміни, моніторинг та впровадження нових підходів» during which he, together with representatives of the executive authorities, transplantologists, transplant coordinators and heads of medical institutions, took part in the discussion of the further development of the domestic transplant service. He noted that the profile Committee is open to legislative changes necessary for the further development of this area.
