China 2nd in organ donations

The total number of cases of organ donation in China reached 14,000 by the end of October, but, now, an insufficiency of surgeons has hindered the country in its organ donation and transplantation moves, according to a senior health official.

Huang Jiefu, a former Chinese vice-minister of health and current head of the National Human Organ Donation and Transplant Committee, told the Global Times on Monday that the country did only 264 lung transplants last year with more than 8,000 lung donations available.