“ Last year 42 deceased donors donated 146 organs. The average age of the deceased donors was 57 years. With almost 20 active donors per million inhabitants (PMP), Slovenia ranked fourth among Eurotransplant countries. The family refusal rate fell below 18%, which is the best result in the last three years. 102 solid organ transplantations were performed at the UMC Ljubljana Transplant Centre, namely 42 kidneys, 26 hearts, 23 livers and 11 lungs. A further two kidneys were transplanted from a living donors.
We are proud to share, the Institute’s new website www.slovenija-transplant.si has received prestigious awards in the Netko and Websi competitions for digital and communication excellence. As organ donation is an area some people still avoid, we reach out to the public in various ways, including through art and in collaboration with patient organisations. The photo exhibition My Scar, My Life has been successfully breaking taboos for the last two years. In April and May it can be seen at the Ana Gallery in the Trebnje Health Centre. While the sculpture exhibition Circle of Gratitude and Cooperation is put on display at the Gorenjska Museum in Kranj until the end of April.
Our important goal remains for organ donation becomes an integral part of end-of-life care at a professional level and an issue at a societal level that we can comfortably discuss and make informed decisions about. Last but not least, we should not forget, one person can save up to nine lives after death.”
Andrej Gadžijev, MD, director of Slovenija-transplant
