Beijing - The Ministry of Health is set to approve new organ-transplant hospitals under a one-year pilot project, on condition they only use donated organs from the countrys voluntary organ donation system run by the ministry and the Red Cross Society of China. China has 164 hospitals authorized to practice transplants, but they have been relying on death row inmates as a major source of organ donations. Related readings: Drivers get organ donor opportunity China to crackdown on illegal organ transplants China extends organ donation trial Organ donation system still immature in China Although written consent is required, the fact that China remains the only country in the world counting on executed prisoners for organ donations has seriously tarnished its image, particularly abroad, said Qiu Renzong, a bioethics researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The nationwide donation system is now on trial in selected regions and only deals with voluntary donors, mainly after cardiac deaths, a division director with the ministry told China Daily on Tuesday on condition of anonymity. Executed prisoners are not included. The new initiative aims to further encourage development of the fledging organ donation system through better cooperation from medical institutions, he said. Welcoming the move, Qiu said: only a well-functioning public voluntary organ donation system can help sustain healthy development for transplants and save more patients who die waiting for a matching organ. According to Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu, given that countries are moving to abolish the death penalty, including China, using organs from executed prisoners is not reliable and may lead to ethical debates. According to the notice, large hospitals across the country can now apply to provincial health administrations, and the list of authorized hospitals will probably be publicized around July, said a notice from the ministry on Tuesday. Living organ transplants are prohibited, it said. Worldwide, living organ donation is a last resort as it inevitably leads to donor complications, experts said. Meanwhile, it can also lead to illegal human organ trafficking. In a court case in May 2010, an illegal agency had part of the liver of an unemployed man cut out for 40,000 yuan ($6,150). Estimates hold that 1.5 million Chinese need transplants each year but only 10,000 of them can obtain a suitable organ. Marc Savard JerseyOfficially Licensed Boston Bruins Jersey: Reebok jersey colors are black, gold and white. 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Chinas emergency medical service is not as careful as its American counterpart, Zhang Han, a Beijing blogger, wrote on his blog on Sina.com. The Chinese emergency medical sector should learn from the American emergency medical experience to better serve its citizens. In a transcript released of the 911 call, the cool-headed operator asks Jacksons age, address and condition and then instructs the caller to put the singer on the floor and pump his chest. Related readings:  Netizens mourn Jacksons death  Killerscause fires up netizens  Legal process too difficult: Netizens  Netizens hail audit report on corruption  Anxious netizens await crackdown on TV shows From their conversation, I can see American medical staffs devoted attitude to the job and their expertise, a netizen tagged Xiaohe1120 said on club.kdnet.net. Zhang Weihong, from central Shanxi province, said that she was dissatisfied with the emergency 120 service after calling an ambulance for her husband when he collapsed suddenly a few weeks ago. The ambulance came 10 minutes later but only a driver and a doctor were on board. She was forced to ask neighbors to help carry the stretcher to the ambulance. I hope the government can improve emergency medical service in the future, she said. Li Jianren, a doctor with Beijing Emergency Medical Center (BEMC), said that China should adopt the US system, in which non-professional emergency staff are on hand to assist the patient. North American countries have an emergency medical personnel accreditation system, which we dont have, Li said. In many foreign countries, social workers also would be sent to the site of the accident to help victims families, he added. China gradually established the emergency 120 system after the reform and opening up in 1978. According to the national standard, an ambulance sent from a medical center with emergency care is usually equipped with a patient monitor, simplified breathing apparatus, defibrillator, electrocardiograph and transfusion apparatus, said Lu Chuanzhu, vice-chairman of emergency medical center branch of Chinese Hospital Association. But many smaller cities and towns cannot equip their ambulances with all of this medical equipment. Presently, the biggest problem is rural residents do not have the same emergency medical service as urban residents, he said. ' ' '