Project
Project Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk
As of July 1, 2026, the Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk will start at the Dutch Transplantation Foundation (NTS). From this date, physicians and other involved healthcare providers are required to report when a patient has traveled abroad for an organ transplantation.
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In the Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk project, arrangements are being made to ensure the reporting desk is active at the Dutch Transplantation Foundation. In addition, information and instruction materials for healthcare providers regarding the reporting desk will be delivered.
Rationale
The former Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk is an online form where data is collected on organ transplantations where a Dutch patient has traveled abroad for an organ transplantation. Its purpose is to use the data obtained through the reporting desk to formulate policy aimed at combating illegal organ trafficking. Commissioned by the Ministry of VWS, the TRIP foundation (Transfusion and Transplantation Reactions In Patients) managed the Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk and collected the resulting data.
The Body Material Safety and Quality Act (Wvkl) will be amended as of July 1, 2026. With this legislative amendment, the NTS has been commissioned by the Ministry of VWS to take over the management, operational control, and further development of the Organ Transplantation Travel Movements Reporting Desk from the TRIP foundation as of July 1, 2026. In addition, the legislative amendment introduces a reporting obligation for healthcare providers, instead of an option to report. Therefore, the project will also deliver information and instruction materials for those who must make a report.
What is the goal?
The reporting desk is intended to gain insight into foreign transplantations of Dutch patients. Why is this important?
- We want to better map out how international travel movements run.
- We want to be able to develop targeted preventive policy.
- We want to strengthen international cooperation.
- We want to increase the safety of patients and donors.
The reports are analyzed for signals of potential illegal transplantations. Thus, the reporting desk contributes to detecting organ trafficking and improving national and international regulations.
Collaboration
The Organ Transplant Travel Reporting Office is being set up at the NTS. For this project, the NTS is collaborating with experts in organ trafficking and professionals from transplant centers.
In addition, cooperation takes place at the European level within the Council of Europe. Because international travel is involved, it makes no sense to set up only a national reporting office. Data from various European countries is analyzed together to be able to track travel movements across national borders.
The project is being carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
Approach and planning
The project started in the first quarter of 2026. In cooperation with stakeholders, 2026 will see the technical establishment of the reporting office at the NTS, the creation of patient information, and the informing of relevant healthcare professionals who are required to make a report about the existence of the reporting office. The reporting office will go live at the NTS on July 1, 2026.
Want to know more about the reporting office
Make a report or go to the frequently asked questions about the reporting office
Questions about the Organ Transplant Travel Reporting Office? Email nfp@transplantatiestichting.nl.
Webinar about organ trafficking and the reporting office
On September 8 at 8:00 PM, there is a webinar for professionals about organ trafficking and the Organ Transplant Travel Reporting Office. You will get answers to questions such as: What is organ trafficking? How often does it occur? What should you, as a healthcare provider, be alert to? How does the NTS reporting office work?