A record of transplants by deceased donors was marked in Greece this year, after On October 6, the 11th donor was taken from the 111st donor. So it reached 10 months last year’s record, which is sure to be overcome by the end of the year.
In view of this year’s European Day celebration instrument donationon October 11, The Greek Transplantation Organization has announced that the 111th donors of 2025 have already given life to 240 patients.
“It is now clear that in Greece’s donation and transplants in Greece, we are walking in new times, where these acts are not bright exceptions in our hospitals but a new hopeful daily life“, Commented by EOM president, Professor George Papatheodoridis. “Almost every day, families of people who have passed away, consent to the donation of their organs and trust the transplant system, that they will make the utmost effort, their contribution to become the coveted continuity of life for other people,” he said, speaking to a man.
More than one and a half million citizens have received an informational message through the implementation of HIDA, on the process of registering with the National Donor Register. In the coming days, the shipment is expected to be completed, making this action as the most massive information on the donation of tissues and organs ever carried out in Greece.
In Greece the celebration of ‘European Day Donation Day
Celebrations for this year’s “European Day of Organ, Tissues and Cells Donation” will focus on Greece, and in particular Kalamata, with a central message “Organ Donation, More Life”, actions will be performed throughout the country, but also throughout Europe, with the aim of raising awareness.
In Greece, among other events, there will be green lighting (the color that symbolizes transplantation), emblematic buildings and constructions throughout Greece, such as Kallimarmaro, the Hellenic Parliament, the Omonia Fountain, the White Tower of Thessaloniki, Onassis, Onassis Hospital et al.