At the "Global Perspective on Promoting Organ Donation" sub-forum on Aug. 22, Wang Haibo, director of China's Computerized Organ Distribution and ****enjoyment System (CORTS), gave an academic speech, using data to refute rumors and indicating that a new era of organ donation and transplantation has arrived in China.

Wang Haibo said he is a big data researcher and is accustomed to speaking with data, and also tries to test the authenticity of data with different methods and latitude. He expressed great disappointment at having to refute some theoretically unfounded allegations at his academic lectures. However, in response to some people questioning how organ donation cases in China can grow so rapidly, Wang Haibo responded, "One thing is very obvious, China has a large population base, a **** of 1.3 billion people, and nearly 10 million deaths per year. If we use the international common index 'million population annual donation rate PMP', China ranks 44th in the world. The organ donation rate is still relatively low, and there is still a long way to go to reach the international advanced level."

Wang Haibo pointed out that in the first half of 2016, China averaged 817 organ transplants per month, reaching the third highest total in the world. While that's a sizable number, every time a transplant is successfully completed, two new people are added to the organ transplant waiting list. And each month 36 people die on the waiting list. To the suggestion that China has a short waiting list for transplanted organs, Wang countered that even though the national transplant waiting list hasn't been in place for long, nearly 60 percent of kidney needs have a one- to two-year waiting list, and more than 40 percent of liver needs have a waiting list of at least a year.

He expressed gratitude for the green channel for the transfer of human donor organs, established by a joint letter from six Chinese government ministries. The "green channel" has greatly increased the efficiency of organ transportation. He is currently monitoring the positive impact of this policy on the overall quality of organ matching. He added that China faces the same challenges as other countries. These include how to establish an efficient organ donation system, how to raise citizens' awareness of organ donation, and the challenge of full medical insurance coverage for organ transplants.

Wang Haibo said the National Organ Distribution System (CORTS) will also ensure transparency in organ acquisition and distribution. To gain public trust, academic reports on data analysis will soon be published in international academic journals to ensure fairness and impartiality to enhance public trust in organ donation efforts.