"Sharing Life" by Deceased Donor Organ Donation

What we are pursuing is this one simple phrase "Sharing Life". KODA(Korea Organ Donation Agency) is an affiliated organization operated under Ministry of Health and Welfare. In order to provide good health and wellness to the organ faliure patients at the end stage of life, who need urgent organ transplantation, we are in charge of all processes concerning organ donation from deceased donor since the implementation of the Transplant Act in 2000.

We are responsible for everything about brain death organ donation in Korea, searching for the potential brain death donors, brain death judgement, brain death management, obtaining consent from donor family, donor organ recovery, emotional support for donor families after recovery surgery, education, and public relations.

For more than 10 years, we have been working hard to establish firm legal system and medical experience based upon organ donors and their family's dedications.

As a result, organ donation rate is on the rise thanks to the dedications of medical staffs and organ donors.
However, still some patients end their lives because of insufficient organ donation. It is reported that about five patients pass away everyday while waiting for transplantation.

Our goal is to support every people to live happier and healthier lives in Korea.
As we, KODA, have done so far, we will try our best not only to honor the noble spirit of the organ donors but also to save more lives of patients.

We all know that donation does not mean “the end of life”, but it is “beginning of new life."
KODA will always be there with you, in dreaming of “no patient enlisted on the waiting list for organ transplantation" in the near future.

Thank you.