Blockchain for Organ Tracking and Registry Management

Trenches in Transplant Surgery · Jul 6, 2025 · 24m

Blockchain technology offers a promising solution to critical challenges in global organ transplant systems, such as lack of transparency, data tampering, and inefficiencies in organ tracking and registry management. By providing a decentralized, immutable, and auditable ledger, blockchain can enhance trust among stakeholders, ensure the integrity of consent and allocation processes, and prevent fraud or manipulation. Emerging pilot projects in countries like the U.S., Sri Lanka, and Korea have demonstrated blockchain’s potential for smart-contract-driven donor-recipient matching, real-time…