“Organ donation is a priority for the Schifani government, which is committed with perseverance and determination to guaranteeing the right to health and the appropriateness and timeliness of care for its citizens.” This was stated by the regional health councilor, Giovanna Volo, speaking at the conference “Procurement, donation and organ transplantation. Reflections and objectives for the optimization of processes in SSR companies,” organized by the Regional Transplant Center, which took place this morning at Palazzo Reale, seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly, in Palermo.
“The Department of Health – continued Volo – has defined clear and concrete objectives for the new general managers of the companies of the Regional Health Service regarding the path of strengthening and enhancement to be followed in terms of organ procurement and donation. In the first months of 2024, there was double the number of transplants performed on the Island compared to the same period in 2023 and therefore a growth that highlights how the Sicilian Region and the entire Sicilian transplant network, together with the regional coordinator and the current operational CRT, are working in the right direction, in a climate of mutual trust, and thanks to the commitment and dedication of all the subjects involved, guaranteeing an essential service”. The donation and transplant activity coordinated by CRT Sicily in 2023 recorded a 30 percent increase compared to 2022. This year the trend is growing further with more than double the transplants performed: in fact, it went from 70 in June 2023 to 170 registered in June 2024. To date, Sicily is the eighth region for donations and transplants compared to 2022 in which it was fourth to last nationally. Today’s initiative was also attended by the coordinator of the Regional Transplant Center, Giorgio Battaglia, the director of the Strategic Planning department, Salvatore Iacolino, the director of Dasoe, Salvatore Requirez, the head of Operational Coordination of CRT Sicily, Antonio Scafidi, the general directors of the Asps including Walter Messina, extraordinary commissioner Arnas – Civico Benfratelli where CRT Sicily is based. The moderator was the director of the Operational CRT, Vincenzo Mazzarese.
