Bucharest, June 2025 – For the first time, DTI Foundation has brought its internationally acclaimed Transplant Procurement Management (TPM) course to Romania, marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen its organ donation and transplantation system. More than 40 Romanian healthcare professionals participated in the intensive training, which was led by Dr. Chloë Ballesté, Medical Director, and Carmen Blanco, Head of Training at DTI Foundation.

The course aimed to empower hospital professionals involved in donor identification and management, addressing the country’s critical need to improve its donation rate – currently at only 4.2 donors per million inhabitants. Through hands-on training, simulations, and interdisciplinary discussions, the participants acquired practical tools to enhance donation practices within their institutions.

“Romania has tremendous potential. Our goal is to equip professionals with best international practices to make real change happen,” said Dr. Ballesté at the course opening.

The course garnered national media attention, with TVR Info and News.ro describing it as “the most advanced training” in the field of donation and transplantation to ever take place in Romania. Media reports highlighted the country’s urgent need for more accredited hospitals and structural improvements, given the thousands still waiting for life-saving transplants.