World Transplantation Game(WTG) is initiated from the spirit of raising awareness of transplantation, promoting the physical success of transplant surgery and increasing organ donation since 1978 in Portsmouth, England. This worldwide sports festival reports the big advances in number of donation in host country (more than 30%) and participate almost more than 60 countries and 1000 athletics nowadays. It is evident that WTG is one of the most successive role model for the rehabilitation of the transplant recipient and enhancement of public consensus for the organ donation. However, in Korea, sports themselves are not popular for the transplantation recipients and medical advice for the encouraging sports is also rare. And the activity for the team sports and organizations of transplantation recipients are minimal, too.
From 2011 movement about the participation of WTG as the tool for the organ donation enlargement has begun. Until 2017, Korean transplantation team participate serial 4 games of WTG and get several golden medals. To enhance the social interest for the donation and encourage the health of recipient, needs to be the host of 2023 WTG are increasing. We think that it will be the most effective way to jump-up to the active donation status for us to be the host of WTG. So, we should consider how to get the right of host of WTG.
We suggest 4 steps to prepare the Korean host. First, organization of each sports which is belong to the WTG sports. We can induce the help of the organization of Paralympic team. Because the transplantation recipients are also regarded as handicapped person by law in Korea and seems to have the right of handicapped person. Second, transplantation society and medical person help to make the Korean transplantation game federation (KTGF). Especially helps and leadership of transplantation doctors may be very essential and effective. Third, slogan that one transplantation recipient does one sport begin. To do this, help of transplantation centers and coordinator and organization of centers of organ transplantation should intervene actively for the promotion of sports of recipients. Last, the proper city to host the WTG is selected and with the administrators of this city, efforts to get the host of WTG is initiating.
We will proceed this work to promote the organ donation and enhance welfare of Korean transplant recipients.