Tajikistan performs 139 organ transplants in six months
Medical institutions in Tajikistan carried out 139 organ transplant operations in the first half of 2026, representatives of the Ministry of Health said at a news conference in Dushanbe on July 8.
Most of the operations were kidney transplants, with 86 such procedures performed. Another 53 patients underwent liver transplants.
Six children were among those who received transplants. Four minors underwent kidney transplant operations, while two others received liver transplants.
Transplant operations were also performed on 12 foreign citizens.
The Ministry of Health said work to develop transplantology in the country continues, with the aim of making high-tech medical care more accessible to the population.
In addition, 1,437 cardiovascular operations were carried out in Tajikistan in the first six months of the year, 155 more than during the same period last year. Of these, 580 were heart operations and 857 were vascular procedures.
Earlier, suspects were detained in Uzbekistan on suspicion of organizing the illegal purchase and sale of organs. According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the surgeries were allegedly performed at Istiqlol hospital in Dushanbe.
Sayedmahmoud Ismoilzoda, Director of Tajikistan’s National Scientific Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation, which is located on the premises of Istiqlol hospital, told Asia-Plus in an interview that the claims were untrue.
He said illegal organ transplant operations had never been performed at the institution. According to him, all patients and donors, regardless of citizenship or place of residence, must comply with Tajik law.
Ismoilzoda emphasized that transplantation is carried out only after document verification, medical examination, psychological assessment of the donor, written consent and approval from the Ethics Commission under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health.
If the commission raises objections, preparations for transplantation are suspended until all circumstances are clarified, he added.
Most of the operations were kidney transplants, with 86 such procedures performed. Another 53 patients underwent liver transplants.
Six children were among those who received transplants. Four minors underwent kidney transplant operations, while two others received liver transplants.
Transplant operations were also performed on 12 foreign citizens.
The Ministry of Health said work to develop transplantology in the country continues, with the aim of making high-tech medical care more accessible to the population.
In addition, 1,437 cardiovascular operations were carried out in Tajikistan in the first six months of the year, 155 more than during the same period last year. Of these, 580 were heart operations and 857 were vascular procedures.
Earlier, suspects were detained in Uzbekistan on suspicion of organizing the illegal purchase and sale of organs. According to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the surgeries were allegedly performed at Istiqlol hospital in Dushanbe.
Sayedmahmoud Ismoilzoda, Director of Tajikistan’s National Scientific Center for Organ and Tissue Transplantation, which is located on the premises of Istiqlol hospital, told Asia-Plus in an interview that the claims were untrue.
He said illegal organ transplant operations had never been performed at the institution. According to him, all patients and donors, regardless of citizenship or place of residence, must comply with Tajik law.
Ismoilzoda emphasized that transplantation is carried out only after document verification, medical examination, psychological assessment of the donor, written consent and approval from the Ethics Commission under Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health.
If the commission raises objections, preparations for transplantation are suspended until all circumstances are clarified, he added.
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