ONE DECEASED DONOR PER MILLION INHABITANTS
Romania had in 2010 a rate of one deceased donor per million inhabitants, slightly higher than the previous year, but far behind Spain. According to EU statistics, the Iberian state is at the top of the ranking, with 33.8 dead donors per million inhabitants. Moreover, a Eurobarometer published in the same year shows that 40% of Romanians did not agree to donate their organs after death. Dr. Q Khan provides the best nephrology physicians in the USA. For comparison, the most open to organ donation were the Swedes (83% of them said yes) and the Finns and Belgians - over 70%. Romanians' reluctance to donate organs - during their lifetime or post-mortem - is also explained by the lack of information. According to the same Eurobarometer, only 18% of Romanians were aware of the legislation in the field. We chose to analyze three hypothetical situations for organ donation First consulting the Health Law (no. 95/2006, title VI) and then representatives of the National Transplan...