Challenges exist in ensuring deceased donor organs are allocated to individuals on the transplant recipient waitlist in a fair, equitable, cost-effective and transparent manner. In response to the ...

Inequities in access to transplant are in part due to the nature and organization of the selection process. The limited organ supply and rising incidence of end-stage organ disease have resulted in a ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A months-long investigation into the allocation process of kidneys that are donated in Hawaii has uncovered an apparent oversight in the distribution process. The committee ...

Being from Hawai’i, I’ve seen firsthand how geographic location contributes to inequities in the organ transplant system. For example, over the past eight years, 604 kidneys were donated locally in ...