Hangzhou Resolution announcement ceremony

On November 2nd, 2013, members from the China Organ Transplant Committee (OTC) announced the Hangzhou Resolution in People’s Great Hall of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China (Figure 1). According to the Hangzhou Resolution, organ transplant hospitals must strictly comply with the “Regulation on Human Organ Procurement and Allocation (Interim)” (hereinafter referred to as “the Regulation”) that was promulgated by National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) on August 15, 2013 to ensure the source of the organs for transplantation meeting the commonly accepted ethical standards in the world. The regulation also mandates the use of China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS) by organ transplant hospitals to ensure the fairness, justice and transparency of organ procurement and organ allocation.