Russia Expands Transplant List to Include Spinal Cord and Skin

As of September 1, the list of organs authorized for transplantation in Russia will change.

Consensus

• The list of organs and tissues eligible for transplantation in Russia will be expanded starting September 1.
• The new list includes spinal cord and its parts, bones and their fragments, nerves, and skin.
• The updated permissibility list will be effective until September 1, 2031.
• The changes were announced by the Ministry of Health of Russia and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
• The expansion includes both epidermal and dermal layers of skin.

Points of divergence

• The list will exclude bones of the skull vault and the mandible from the current list. — vedomosti
• The new rules will come into effect on September 1, 2026, not September 1, 2023. — riamo
• Transplantation of upper limbs became available free of charge under OMS in 2023, and kidney transplantation will be included in OMS services in 2026. — vedomosti
• A specialized center for limb transplantation will open on July 6, 2023, at the N.I. Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency Medicine in Moscow. — vedomosti
• Russian scientists are developing genetically modified pigs by 2030 to address the shortage of donor kidneys. — vesti

Coverage (4 sources)

• Ministry of Health will expand the list of organs and tissues for transplantation — Ведомости
• In the list of objects for transplantation in Russia, bone and skin transplantation will be added — Коммерсантъ
• From September 1 in Russia the list of organs for transplantation will change — РИАМО
• In Russia, starting September 1, the list of organs for transplantation will change — Вести

Key entities

• Russia
• Ministry of Health
• RIA Novosti
• Russian Academy of Sciences
• Moscow
• TASS
• RAS
• Amur Regional Clinical Hospital