# National Transplant Organization

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Agency of the Spanish Ministry of Health

National Transplant Organization Organización Nacional de Trasplantes Autonomous agency overview Formed 1989 Jurisdiction Government of Spain Headquarters Calle Sinesio Delgado, 6-8 — Pabellón 3 Madrid Annual budget €6.7 million, 2023[1] Autonomous agency executives Faustino Blanco, President Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, Director Parent department Ministry of Health Website www.ont.es

The **National Transplant Organization** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Organización Nacional de Trasplantes*, **ONT**) is an independent coordinating agency of the [Spanish Ministry of Health](/source/Ministry_of_Health_(Spain)) responsible for developing the competencies related with provision and clinical utilization of organs, tissues and cells. The agency is headed by the Secretary-General for Health and Consumer Affairs, Faustino Blanco, although the [chief executive](/source/Chief_executive_officer) of the agency is the Director, currently Dr. Beatriz Domínguez-Gil.

## Organisation

The essential mission of the ONT is to promote and facilitate donation and transplantation of organs, tissues, and cells. It also guarantees the appropriate and correct distribution, according to the technical knowledge and equity principles behind organ transplantation.

To carry out these tasks, it functions as a technical operative unit that adheres to the principles of cooperation, efficacy, and solidarity, fulfills its mission of coordinating the activities of donation, extraction, preservation, distribution, exchange, and [transplantation](/source/Organ_transplant) of organs, tissues and cells throughout the whole [Spanish Health Care System](/source/Spanish_National_Health_System), itself distributed along the [autonomous communities of Spain](/source/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain).

After the creation of the ONT in 1989, [Spain](/source/Spain) went from 14 donors per million population (pmp) to 35.1 donors pmp in 2005, 40.2 in 2015,[2] 46,9 in 2017[3] and 48 donors pmp in 2018.[4] That changed it from ranking an intermediate-low position in donation rates in [Europe](/source/Europe), to having the highest rate not just in Europe, but also worldwide.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["State Budget 2023"](https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2022/12/24/pdfs/BOE-A-2022-22128.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["España, líder mundial en trasplantes por 24º año"](http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20160823/espana-lider-mundial-trasplantes-24-ano-consecutivo/1390160.shtml). 23 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Editor), Laurence Dollimore (News (11 January 2018). ["Spain officially the world leader in organ transplants after another record-breaking year | Olive Press News Spain"](http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2018/01/11/spain-officially-the-world-leader-in-organ-transplants-after-another-record-breaking-year/). *www.theolivepress.es*. Retrieved 2018-01-11. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: |last= has generic name ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_name))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["La Moncloa. 14/01/2019. Spain, world leader in organ donation and transplantation, celebrates 30th anniversary of Spanish National Transplant Organisation with 48 donors p.m.p. \[Acting Government/News\]"](https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/gobierno/news/Paginas/2019/190121transplant.aspx). *www.lamoncloa.gob.es*. Retrieved 2019-11-13.

## External links

- [ONT Official web page](http://www.ont.es/Paginas/Home.aspx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220904191323/http://www.ont.es/Paginas/Home.aspx) 2022-09-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

v t e National Health System (Spain) Coordinator body: Interterritorial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) Andalusian Health Service (SAS) Aragonese Health Service (SALUD) Health Service of the Principality of Asturias (SESPA) Health Service of the Balearic Islands (IB-SALUT) Canarian Health Service (SCS) Cantabrian Health Service (SCS) Health of Castile and León (SACYL) Health Service of Castile-La Mancha (sescam) Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) Extremaduran Health Service (SES) Galician Health Service (SERGAS) Madrilenian Health Service (SERMAS) Murcian Health Service (SMS) Navarrese Health Service-Osasunbidea Osakidetza-Basque Health Service Riojan Health Service (SERIS) Valencian Health Agency National Institute of Health Management (INGESA) Ministry of Health National Transplant Organization Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices

v t e Departments and agencies of the Government of Spain Cabinet Prime Minister First Deputy Prime Minister Second Deputy Prime Minister Third Deputy Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes Ministry of Defence Ministry of Finance Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports Ministry of Labour and Social Economy Ministry of Industry and Tourism Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda Ministry of Culture Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Ministry of Health Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities Ministry of Equality Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service Ministry of Youth and Children Spokesperson of the Government Inactive Fourth Deputy Prime Minister Ministry of Supply Ministry of Communications Ministry of Overseas Ministry of Information and Tourism Ministry of Consumer Affairs Ministry of Economy and Finance Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda Ministry of Justice Ministry of the Presidency Ministry of Trade Ministry of Transport Ministry of Universities Agencies Bank of Spain National Intelligence Centre National Cryptologic Center Spanish National Research Council National Statistics Institute National Securities Market Commission National Transplant Organization State Meteorological Agency State Vehicle Fleet Spanish Data Protection Agency Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation Spanish Tax Agency National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation Boletín Oficial del Estado Railway Safety Agency Spanish Aviation Safety Agency Evaluation and Quality Agency State Research Agency Spanish Anti-Doping Agency Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Center for Counter-Terrorism and Organized Crime Maritime Safety and Rescue Society National Sports Council Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition Food Information and Control Agency Tourism Institute of Spain National Institute for Aerospace Technology Directorate-General for Traffic Labour and Social Security Inspectorate National Institute for Safety and Health at Work Spanish Patent and Trademark Office Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies Centre for Sociological Research Patrimonio Nacional Instituto Cervantes National Parks Autonomous Agency Institute for the Elderly and Social Services Institute of Youth Carlos III Health Institute Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research Institute of Women Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility Nuclear Safety Council Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts Spanish Space Agency National Commission on Markets and Competition Spanish Executive Resolution Authority Council for Transparency and Good Governance Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence National Institute of Public Administration Commission for the Tobacco Market

v t e Laureates of the Prince or Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation 1981: José López Portillo 1982: Enrique V. Iglesias 1983: Belisario Betancur 1984: Contadora group 1985: Raúl Alfonsín 1986: University of Salamanca and University of Coimbra 1987: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar 1988: Óscar Arias 1989: Jacques Delors and Mikhail Gorbachev 1990: Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1991: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 1992: Frederik W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela 1993: United Nations Blue Berets stationed in Ex-Yugoslavia 1994: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat 1995: Mário Soares 1996: Helmut Kohl 1997: Government of Guatemala and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity 1998: Emma Bonino, Olayinka Koso-Thomas, Graça Machel, Fatiha Boudiaf, Rigoberta Menchú, Fatana Ishaq Gailani, and Somaly Mam 1999: Pedro Duque, John Glenn, Chiaki Mukai, and Valeri Polyakov 2000: Fernando Henrique Cardoso 2001: International Space Station 2002: The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 2003: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 2004: The European Union's Erasmus Programme 2005: Simone Veil 2006: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2007: Al Gore 2008: Manhiça Centre of Health Research (Mozambique), Ifakara Health Institute (Tanzania), Malaria Research and Training Centre (Mali), and Kintampo Health Research Centre (Ghana) 2009: World Health Organization 2010: The Transplantation Society and the Spanish National Transplant Organization 2011: Bill Drayton 2012: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 2013: Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science 2014: Fulbright Program Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation 2015: Wikipedia 2016: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement 2017: The Hispanic Society of America 2018: Amref Health Africa 2019: Salman Khan and the Khan Academy 2020: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance 2021: Camfed, Campaign for Female Education 2022: Ellen MacArthur 2023: Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) 2024: Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) 2025: Mario Draghi 2026: Svalbard Global Seed Vault

v t e Organ transplantation Types Allotransplantation ABOi Autotransplantation Xenotransplantation Organs and tissues Bone Bone marrow Brain Corneal Eye Face Hand Head Heart Heart–lung Intestine Kidney Liver Lung Pancreas islet cell Penis Skin Spleen Thymus Uterus Vagina Medical grafting Bone grafting Skin grafting Vascular bypass Organ donation Non-heart-beating donation Organ procurement Organ trade Complications Graft-versus-host disease Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder Transplant rejection Transplant networks and government departments Eurotransplant Gift of Life Marrow Registry Human Tissue Authority LifeSharers National Marrow Donor Program NOD-Lb National Transplant Organization NHS Blood and Transplant Trillium Gift of Life Network United Network for Organ Sharing Advocacy organizations Anthony Nolan Blood Cancer UK DKMS Halachic Organ Donor Society Kidney Foundation of Canada National Kidney Foundation ORGANIZE Joint societies American Society of Nephrology American Society of Transplantation Canadian Society of Transplantation Countries Organ transplantation in China harvesting from Falun Gong Organ donation in India Gurgaon kidney scandal Organ transplantation in Israel Organ transplantation in Japan People Heart Christiaan Barnard James D. Hardy Adrian Kantrowitz Richard Lower Norman Shumway Kidney J. Hartwell Harrison John P. Merrill Joseph Murray Elizabeth Ward Michael Woodruff Liver Fikri Alican James D. Hardy Thomas Starzl Lung Fikri Alican Joel D. Cooper Vladimir Demikhov James D. Hardy Pancreas Richard C. Lillehei Penis André van der Merwe Other Alexis Carrel Jean-Michel Dubernard Donna Mansell Bruce Reitz List of organ transplant donors and recipients Related topics Biomedical tissue Edmonton protocol Eye bank Immunosuppressive drugs Lung allocation score Machine perfusion Total body irradiation Frankenstein's monster

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