Organ donation

Organ transplantation

13.April 2026. KS

The first lung transplant in Serbia: A historic step in a system that does not exist

Lung transplantation was performed for the first time in Serbia. Is this a new ray of hope for people who are waiting to breathe fully again

Interview (2): Brankica Janković, Commissioner for the Protection of Equality

19.June 2025 Jovana Đurđić

The law failed, lives on the line

Citizens' lack of information creates room for confusion, mistrust, and even resistance to the idea of donation. There is a serious risk that individual citizens, especially those from more vulnerable groups, will remain uninformed and thereby be additionally excluded and discriminated against

Interview (3): Ivana Jović, Association "Donation is heroism"

19.June 2025 Jovana Đurđić

Problems under the carpet

We expect state institutions to take responsibility and start acting systematically. Concrete steps are needed, a clear legal framework, strengthening of health capacities and real readiness for dialogue

Health

27.May 2025. KS

Why is Duško Vujošević going to Belarus for a kidney?

After a long-term kidney problem, the legendary basketball coach Duško Vujošević traveled to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where he will receive a new kidney.

Organ transplantation in Serbia

11.February 2025. Katarina Stevanović

To get a kidney in Belarus

There are about 600 people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in Serbia, and in 2024 only 17 of them will be transplanted. That's why many are looking for salvation in Belarus, where, however, the operation costs tens of thousands of euros. Unlike Serbia, Montenegro has been covering the costs of transplants in that country for its citizens since last year