ParkwayHealth says its ethics committee procedures comply with HOTA

ParkwayHealth says its ethics committee procedures comply with HOTA

SINGAPORE : ParkwayHealth, which runs Mount Elizabeth Hospital, has confirmed that its policies and procedures are in complete compliance with the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) following a review.

Investigations into the first two organ trading cases are still ongoing at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

Waiting for a kidney from a deceased donor in Singapore can take as long as eight years, so to shorten to wait, some renal patients turn to live donors.

The ethics committee at Mount Elizabeth Hospital is made up of three persons as required under the HOTA. It comprises a doctor with an active practice at the hospital, a second doctor who is completely independent of the hospital, and a lay person. All candidates are drawn from a panel of Health Ministry (MOH)-approved doctors and lay persons.

As required under the Act, the curriculum vitae of every person on this panel is submitted to the MOH and approved by the Director of Medical Services before they can serve as a Transplant Ethics Committee member. Read More

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