Organmeetings: The mission to raise awareness on organ donation and transplantation continues

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (15:00) | via livemedia.gr

The public discourse on organ donation in Greece is now at a different point than it was just a few years ago. Over the past five years, meaningful progress has been made: public awareness has increased, trust in the transplant system is gradually being restored, and the discussion is increasingly grounded in knowledge rather than fear. Within this new, more mature context, Organmeetings will return in March 2026 with the aim of continuing—and deepening—a dialogue that concerns us all.

Organ donation is an act of solidarity and a gift of life. At the same time, however, it remains a field that raises questions, reservations, and often uncertainty, especially when information is incomplete or misleading. Myths, misconceptions, and extreme cases that surface in public discourse from time to time continue to hinder understanding of what really applies in relation to brain death, the donation process, and transplantation. Organmeetings exist precisely to address these questions with clarity, scientific rigor, and respect for citizens. It is an online informative program that sheds light on all aspects of organ donation and transplantation, explaining what is fact and what is myth, how the system currently operates in Greece, and what role each of us plays in this chain of life.

Organmeetings are organized by the Onassis Foundation, under the scientific auspices of the Hellenic Transplant Organization and the Onassis Hospital, and are addressed to companies, organizations, associations, institutions, and professionals who wish to offer their people reliable knowledge and meaningful information on a profoundly human and socially critical issue.

The seminars are delivered by specialized executives of the Hellenic Transplant Organization, with the aim of not merely providing information but also of fostering understanding, dialogue, and trust-building. Participating organizations and companies receive certification from the Hellenic Transplant Organization and become part of the “Precious Links” network of the national effort to strengthen organ donation.

Businesses and companies that wish to include in their corporate responsibility program a substantial information and awareness-raising action on organ donation, journalists and the media that wish to have access to correct information, free of stereotypes and fake news, institutions, organizations and associations with social contribution that wish their employees or members to be recipients of the great message of solidarity and hope that organ donation represents, can fill in the relevant participation form.