site.btaBulgarian and Romanian Given Second Chance at Life Thanks to Organ Donation

A Bulgarian and a Romanian received a second chance at life after the relatives of a 68-year-old deceased woman made the noble decision to donate her organs. The donor situation was carried out by a team from the Dr. Stefan Cherkezov Hospital in Veliko Tarnovo (North-central Bulgaria), said the Executive Agency Medical Supervision on Saturday.

A team from the Urology Clinic at Alexandrovska University Hospital in Sofia performed a kidney transplant on a 60-year-old man. Due to medical reasons, the second kidney was not transplanted.

As part of Bulgaria's agreement with Romania, a 33-year-old man was given a new chance at life after undergoing a liver transplant, the Medical Supervision Agency reported.

According to information from the hospitals, the patients are in stable condition and remain under medical observation in intensive care units.

Bulgaria-Romania Organ Exchange Agreement Saves Lives

At the beginning of March, the first heart transplant of 2025 was performed at Sofia’s St. Ekaterina University Hospital, after a Bulgarian patient received a heart from Romania, the Ministry of Health's press center previously reported. The donor was a 31-year-old Romanian citizen, and the organ was provided under the cooperation agreement between Bulgaria and Romania.

On February 25, three people received a second chance at life after the relatives of a 44-year-old woman made the selfless decision to donate her organs, according to the Executive Agency Medical Supervision. That donor procedure was carried out by a team from St. Marina University Hospital in Varna (on the Black Sea).