Towards a sustainable tissue supply chain

In the Netherlands, medical treatment involving various types of human tissue is being administered. The tissue supply chain, which specifies the procedures for dealing with tissue material – from donor, via tissue centre, to finally the patient – has improved, but is not as good as it should be. A future-proof tissue supply chain needs a clearer legal basis, tighter control, and closer cooperation. This is what the Health Council writes in an advisory report to the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport.