Organ Allocation System Project, Organ Donation Centre, TRCS

When it comes to organ transplants, "time" is not merely a number—it represents a "chance to survive." Amidst this beacon of hope, data reveals a steady and continuous rise in the cumulative number of patients awaiting organ transplants in Thailand. The waitlist grew from 6,279 patients in 2023 to 7,486 in 2025. Most recently, as of July 2026, the number of patients awaiting transplants reached as high as 8,187. Meanwhile, during this entire period, only 768 patients received the miracle of a life-saving transplant. This stands in stark contrast to the surge of 1,524 newly registered patients, representing nearly double the number of monthly transplant recipients. Regrettably, this disparity has led to an increasing number of deaths among patients while waiting. Although over 2 million people have registered their intent to donate organs and Thai Red Cross Society has set a target of 600 brain-dead donors per year, the gap between those waiting and actual transplants performed remains wide.

These statistics vividly reflect the painful reality of waiting. Every donated organ is akin to a "final gift"—unimaginably precious and beyond value. Once this life-defining opportunity arises, the subsequent process must proceed with maximum speed and precision, because a donated organ never waits for anyone.

The Organ Donation Centre of Thai Red Cross Society, which serves as the central hub for managing and allocating organs for transplantation to patients nationwide, faces a complex allocation workload that demands a race against time at every step. Allocation requires seamless coordination between donor hospitals, recipient hospitals, laboratories, and the processing of numerous medical factors—including organ type, blood group, age, waiting time, and disease severity. Although the Organ Donation Centre previously launched the Organ Donation Centre System (ODCS), the legacy system still faces significant limitations in accommodating complex allocation conditions. These include cases requiring re-allocation, sudden changes in member hospitals or surgical teams post-processing, managing pauses or cancellations of specific organ allocations, deployments of the Regional Retrieval Team (RRT), issuing staff insurance documentation, and updating allocation criteria to align with medical advancements. These complexities make traditional workflows insufficiently agile, risking critical delays in the organ transfer process.

For this reason, Thai Red Cross Society has initiated the "Information Technology System Development Project for Organ Allocation, Organ Donation Centre, Thai Red Cross Society" to develop the Organ Allocation Platform. This digital organ allocation system serves as the core foundation to dismantle existing constraints through:

·         Advanced Matching Algorithms: Pairing donors and recipients strictly according to standardized medical criteria.

·         Real-time Notifications: Enabling rapid, synchronized coordination among all involved parties.

·         Audit & Logging Capabilities: Recording full allocation histories to guarantee complete transparency and traceability at every stage.

This vital project spans a 24-month operational period, from October 2026 to September 2028, requiring a total budget of 15,000,000 THB.

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Support the development of an efficient organ allocation system to pass on hope and increase treatment opportunities for patients waiting for a transplant. Because every second matters—help ensure that every opportunity to give reaches another life in time.