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Declaration of the 2nd Meeting of the Committee on Clinical Application of Human Organ Transplantation of and National
Summit of Clinical Application and Management of Human Organ Transplantation
Guangzhou,
We, medical practitioners of human organ transplantation, met in the 2nd Meeting of the People’s Republic of Ministry of Health Committee on Clinical Application of Human Organ Transplantation and National Summit of Clinical Application and Management of Human Organ Transplantation in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of , on 13 and 14 November 2006.
We have studied “The Resolution on Major Issues Regarding the Building of a Harmonious Socialist Society” of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and will implement the requirements of “strict regulation and assessment of medical institutions and medical practitioners for organ transplantation”.
With reference to the guiding principles on human organ transplantation established by the World Health Organization, we have carried out extensive research and held discussions on the subject according to the current situations in the country, and reached a consensus.
We aim to promote human organ transplantation in and ensure that it is healthily, systematically and legally developed; protect the rights of the donors of human organs and the patients; ensure the health and safety of the people; and implement harmonious development of the society.
We hereby declare that:
1. Medical practitioners in will adhere to the regulations that govern permission to perform human organ transplantation in medical institution and develop human organ transplantation according to the rules and plans of the Ministry of Health Committee on Clinical Application of Human Organ Transplantation under the leadership of the health administration at different levels (country, province, and city).
2. Medical practitioners in will strictly follow the medical and ethical rules in developing human organ transplantation, comply with the professional ethics of medical practitioners, respect human lives, and attain health of the people.
3. medical practitioners who are involved in human organ transplantation guarantee that they will not take part in any human organ transactions and any related activities, and that they will not take part in any trans-border human organ transplantation in the name of travel and any related activities. Transactions of human organs are strictly prohibited, as well as trans-border performance of organ transplantation in the name of travel.
4. People of , including those in Hong Kong, Macau and , are given the first priority in receiving human organ transplantation services in . Under special circumstances, people of other countries may receive organs after specific application procedures.
5. Written consent must be obtained from a human organ donor before organ removal and the removal must be done according to the procedures prescribed by law. When the donor is unable to give his consent, written consent must be obtained from his family.
6. A living-related organ donor must be a person who has reached the age of 18 with complete civil behavior and abilities. A recipient of a live organ is restricted to one who is the spouse, lineal relative by blood of, and collateral relative by blood up to the third degree of kinship of the live organ donor.
Medical practitioners in will adhere strictly to the above six rules in the development of human organ transplantation.
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