Bibliography · 2025
The World Organ Donation Collaborative
References
Bibliography
Primary national 2025 publications
1Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT). 2025 transplant activity press release. January 2026. www.ont.es
2Agence de la biomédecine. Bilan d'activité 2025 et baromètre d'opinion 2026. Press dossier, April 2026. back.agence-biomedecine.fr/uploads/ABM_bilan_greffes_2025...
3Agence de la biomédecine. 6,148 greffes d'organes en 2025: un record historique pour la France. www.agence-biomedecine.fr
4Centro Nazionale Trapianti (CNT). 2025 transplant activity report (Report Preliminare). Italian Ministry of Health, March 2026. www.trapianti.salute.gov.it
5DonateLife / Organ and Tissue Authority. The 2025 Australian donation and transplantation data. April 2026 (interactive release; comprehensive Activity Report PDF expected Feb 2027). donatelife.gov.au/donation-and-transplantation-data
6ANZOD Registry. 2026 Annual Report (data through December 2025). www.anzdata.org.au/anzod
7NHS Blood and Transplant. Activity Report 2024/2025. www.odt.nhs.uk/statistics-and-reports
8NHS Blood and Transplant. Half Year Summary of Performance 2025 to 2026 (FY 2025/26 H1, December 2025 Board Papers, item 3.4a). nhsbtdbe.blob.core.windows.net/umbraco-assets-corp
9Belgian Transplant Society. Donor and transplant statistics 2025. April 2026. www.transplant.be/wp-content/uploads
10Eurotransplant. Preliminary annual figures 2025 (statistics portal). statistics.eurotransplant.org
11Scandiatransplant. Transplantation and donation figures for 2025 (version 20 January 2026). www.scandiatransplant.org/data/scandiatransplant-figures
United States data & press
12UNOS. U.S. surpasses 49,000 organ transplants while deceased organ donations dip. 2026. unos.org/media-resources/releases
13OPTN / HRSA. National transplant data dashboards 2025. optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/data/view-data-reports/national-data
14AOPO. Statement on the decline in U.S. organ donations 2025. aopo.org/aopo-alarmed-by-decline-in-u-s-organ-donations
Comparable global baselines
15Domínguez-Gil B, et al. Organ donation and transplantation worldwide: GODT 2024 report. Transplantation. 2026;110(3):e657–e670. journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/fulltext
16IRODaT. December 2025 newsletter (final 2024 data). www.irodat.org
DCD & supporting literature
17Vidgren M, Delorme C, Oniscu GC. Challenges and opportunities in DCD. J Intern Med. 2025;297(2):124–140. doi.org/10.1111/joim.20051
18OPTN / HRSA. 2025 DCD safety message. optn.transplant.hrsa.gov
19Council of Europe / EDQM. Newsletter Transplant 2025. www.edqm.eu/en/newsletter-transplant
20Streit S, et al. Ten lessons from the Spanish model. Transpl Int. 2023;36:11009. doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11009
21Steffel M, et al. Opt-out defaults do not increase organ donation. Soc Sci Med. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117004
22Mihály S, et al. Approaching the families of potential deceased organ donors. Transpl Int. 2023;36:11498. doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11498
23Schroder JN, et al. Transplantation outcomes with donor hearts after circulatory death. N Engl J Med. 2023. doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2212438
Ethical & population frameworks
24Council of Europe / EDQM. Guide to the Quality and Safety of Organs for Transplantation, 9th edition. www.edqm.eu/en/organ-tissue-cell-transplantation-guides
25The Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism, 2018 edition. www.declarationofistanbul.org
26UN DESA. World Population Prospects 2024. population.un.org/wpp
27Donate Life California. Donate Life California Responds to Recent Media Coverage: Reaffirming Our Commitment to Transparency, Trust, and Life-Saving Facts. July 2025. donatelifecalifornia.org/donate-life-california-responds-to-recent-media-coverage-reaffirming-our-commitment-to-transparency-trust-and-life-saving-facts
28Rosenthal BM, Tate J. A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk. The New York Times. July 20, 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/07
29Newsweek. Mass Exodus From Organ Donor Registries Following New York Times Coverage. July 2025. newsweek.com
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