Country

Spain

Belgium

France

Germany

Singapore

Population (million)

47.02

11.10

65.03

81.75

4.84

Area(km2)

505,957

30,528

544,000

357,000

710

Allocation

organization

(original name)

National institute

(Organizacion National de Trasplantes)

International institute

(Eurotransplant)

National institute

(L’Agence de la Biomédecine)

International institute

(Eurotransplant)

National institute

(National Organ Transplant Unit)

Promotional

Organization

(original name)

National institute

(Organizacion National de Trasplantes)

Transplant hospital

National institute

(National Organ Transplant Unit)

National institute

(Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation)

National institute

(National Organ Transplant Unit)

Specialization of jobs

Extensive range of duties

Extensive range of duties

Extensive range of duties

Extensive range of duties

Extensive range of duties

Establishment of division

Independent as division

Not independent as a division

Link (in-hospital Cos.) belongs to each medical department

Independent as division

Belongs to emergency medical department

Division formed by a multiple number of national Cos.

Chain of command

Direct from hospital director to Co. division

Direct from hospital director to link

Direct from hospital director to Cos. division

From hospital director to emergency medical department

Direct from hospital director to Cos. division

Centralization

Empowered to in-hospital Cos.

Empowered to link

Empowered to in-hospital Cos.

Empowered to in-hospital Cos.

Empowered to national in-hospital Cos.

Formulation

In-hospital Cos. with the decision right regarding jobs

Link with the decision right regarding jobs

In-hospital Cos. with the decision right regarding jobs

In-hospital Cos. with the decision right regarding jobs

National in-hospital Cos. with the decision right regarding jobs