In Ukraine, 159 organ transplants were performed between January and March 2026, which is 15% more than during the same period last year, according to the Ukrainian Transplant Coordination Center (UTCC).
The center notes that 70% of the transplants were made possible by postmortem donation.
The leaders in organ transplants were the First Medical Association of Lviv, where 43 transplants were performed, the O.O. Shalimov National Scientific Center for Surgery and Transplantology (23), and the Kyiv Medical Center (20).
The most heart transplants were performed at the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (12), liver transplants at the Oberig Clinic (18), and kidney transplants at the First Medical Association of Lviv (26).
In addition, the transplant team at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine’s Center for Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery performed a heart transplant on a child for the first time.
The UCTC notes that there are currently 3,957 patients on the national waiting list, including 2,389 in need of a kidney transplant, 734 in need of a heart transplant, 739 in need of a liver transplant, 57 in need of a lung transplant, and four in need of a heart-lung transplant.
The UCTC also reports that in January–March 2026, 126 hematopoietic stem cell transplants were performed at 13 medical facilities, which is 22% more than in January–March 2025.
Among the hematopoietic stem cell transplants performed, 13 were performed on children.
The highest number of bone marrow transplants were performed by the National Children’s Specialized Hospital “Okhmatdyt” – 26, the Cherkasy Clinical Center for Oncology, Hematology, Transplantology, and Palliative Care – 24, and the Kyiv Medical Center – 20.
The most complex transplants—from unrelated donors—were performed by teams from the National Children’s Specialized Hospital “Okhmatdyt” (8) and the Cherkasy Clinical Center for Oncology, Hematology, Transplantology, and Palliative Care (8).
