Organ donor rules for patients from Uzbekistan
Quick answer
Patients from Uzbekistan who need a living-donor transplant in India must bring a related donor and papers that prove the relationship. The Embassy or High Commission of Uzbekistan in India usually certifies the relationship before the hospital's Authorisation Committee meets.
Medically reviewed by The Curaventa Team · Last updated 2026-10-24
Transplant law in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan's Law No. ZRU-768 'On transplantation of human organs and tissues' of 11 May 2022 permits removal of organs from a living donor for a recipient who is genetically related to the donor. 2024-09 (Exp Clin Transplant 22(9):664-674)
- The Uzbek transplantation law establishes liability for violating removal/transplant procedures, for the sale and purchase of human organs and tissues, for exporting transplanted organs outside Uzbekistan, and for trafficking people for organ removal, with amendments to the Criminal Code. 2022-06-13
Other points
- A 2024 Uzbek living-donor liver transplant study notes liver transplantation began in Uzbekistan in 2018, became regular in 2021 and is performed at only a few institutions; donor assessment requires age over 18 to 50. 2024-09
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