2015年CRI China Sees Rise in Organ Donation

 

Official data shows close to 54-hundred people in China donated more than 14-thousand body parts through the first ten months of this year.

Both figures are the highest ever recorded in China.

Speaking to a forum¹ on organ donation this week in Hunan's capital, Changsha, Gao Xinpu with the government's National Organ Donation and Transplant Committee says a change in attitude is the main reason.

"Over the past five years, public awareness² of organ donation in China has grown significantly. The rate of organ donations per every million people here in China has risen from 0.03 in 2010 to 1.24 last year."

The first national regulations on organ donations in China were adopted in 2007, banning the trade in organs.

In 2010, a voluntary organ donation system was launched in a number of different regions, then implemented³ nationwide last year.

And in a surprise move to start out the year, authorities ended the practice of harvesting organs from condemned⁴ prisoners, which observers suggested had compromised China's human rights credentials⁵ and left it open to criticism from the rest of the world.

Gao Xinpu says establishing a sound organ distribution system has been a priority in the Donation Committee's work.

"The most important thing is how to make the distribution of donated organs fair. Since 2011, we have been trying to set up a system which fits in-line with international criteria⁶ and medical ethics⁷ when it comes to creating a priority list."

China currently has the largest number of organ donations in Asia.

But given this country's status as the world's most populous⁸ nation, Gao Xinpu says need is still well-outstripping demand.

"The donor⁹ to receiver ratio is still low, at around 1 to 30. Of the roughly 300 thousand people in China who need a transplant every year, only around 10-thousand get the organ they need."

Another issue is the number of qualified¹⁰ transplant doctors in China.

There are currently around 170 hospitals across the country which are able to do organ transplants.

However, there are no more than 200 doctors able to conduct the operations.

It's being estimated the number of available hospitals for transplants will have to rise to 300, and the number of transplant surgeons to 400, before capacity demands will be met in China.

For CRI, this is Luo Wen.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

4 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

5 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

6 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

7 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

8 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

9 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

10 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。