Developing kidney transplant programs worldwide: New, upgraded and graduated partnerships through ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers
The ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS) are pleased to announce five newly formed partnerships that have been accepted into the joint ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program in 2025:
- STC Philippines-Philippines-Spain (trio partnership): Cotabato Regional Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), and Hospital Clínic (HC), University of Barcelona. The SPMC and HC graduated as an ISN-TTS STC pair in 2023.
- STC Nigeria-Canada: Adult and Paediatric Nephrology Unit, University College Hospital Ibadan and Nephrology Section, Alberta Children’s Hospital
- STC Peru-USA: Unidad de Trasplante Renal, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins and Yale Health
- STC Zambia-USA: University Teaching Hospital of Lusaka and Stanford University
- STC Zambia-Spain: Ndola Teaching Hospital and University Hospital of A Coruña
In addition, six partnerships have successfully upgraded levels within the program, and the Human Organ Transplant Center (Nepal) – Freeman Hospital (UK) partnership has graduated. There are now 22 active partnerships in the program this year. Learn more about these partnerships and their locations here.
The grant program is a joint initiative between the ISN and TTS to help establish new kidney transplant centers and develop existing kidney transplant programs in emerging countries.
The ISN and TTS warmly congratulate the upgraded and graduated centers on all they have accomplished and wish the newly formed partnerships every success as they advance through the program.
