Deceased Organ Transplants to Be Conducted in Armenia

In addition to living donors, deceased organ transplants will also be available in Armenia, for which nearly all legal documents are already prepared. This was stated by the Minister of Health of Armenia, Arsen Torosyan, during a press conference.

According to him, before the program can be implemented, there is a long organizational process underway, including the creation of registries for donors and recipients, as well as logistics issues regarding where the organs can be prepared.

"Moreover, there are also questions about the retraining of doctors, for which we are collaborating with our foreign partners. You will be informed about the first case," said the minister.

He emphasized that if anyone does not wish for their organs to be transplanted to someone else after their death, they can refuse. However, according to the minister, this refusal could cost another person's life. Torosyan noted that global experience indicates that even 1 percent of the population typically does not refuse. For instance, in Belarus, where there are 10 million residents, 5,000 people have opted out of donating their organs after death.

"Soon a coordinator for transplantation will be appointed to regulate the entire process," added Torosyan.